Transformasi limbah diapers menjadi media tanam cocodema untuk budidaya tanaman hias skala rumah tangga

Authors

  • Rahma Diyan Martha Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Karya Putra Bangsa
  • Danar Danar Universitas Negeri Malang
  • Wimbuh Tri Widodo Universitas Airlangga
  • Nurul Chamidah Kumalasari Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Karya Putra Bangsa
  • Febriana Devi Nur ‘Aini Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Karya Putra Bangsa
  • Armita Regina Putri Yulindasari Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Kesehatan Karya Putra Bangsa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33474/jipemas.v9i1.24854

Keywords:

limbah, diapers, cocodema, media, lingkungan

Abstract

Limbah diapers sebagai limbah non-biodegradable masih belum dikelola secara optimal di tingkat rumah tangga, sementara masyarakat juga menghadapi keterbatasan media tanam yang efisien. Program pengabdian ini bertujuan untuk mentransformasi limbah diapers menjadi media tanam Cocodema sekaligus meningkatkan kapasitas masyarakat dalam pengelolaan limbah. Kegiatan dilaksanakan di Desa Karang Talun dengan melibatkan 25 peserta yang terdiri dari ibu rumah tangga dan pemuda karang taruna. Metode yang digunakan adalah Participatory Action Research (PAR) melalui tahapan perencanaan, tindakan, observasi, dan refleksi, yang diimplementasikan dalam bentuk sosialisasi, pelatihan praktik langsung (experiential learning), serta evaluasi menggunakan pre-test dan post-test untuk mengukur peningkatan pengetahuan, sikap, dan keterampilan peserta. Hasil kegiatan menunjukkan peningkatan pengetahuan masyarakat sebesar 44%, peningkatan keterampilan teknis yang ditunjukkan dengan keberhasilan 90% peserta dalam menghasilkan Cocodema yang layak tanam, serta perubahan sikap positif terhadap pengelolaan limbah rumah tangga. Kebaruan program ini terletak pada integrasi inovasi material berbasis super absorbent polymer dari limbah diapers dengan pendekatan pemberdayaan masyarakat berbasis ekonomi sirkular. Implikasi kegiatan menunjukkan bahwa model ini berpotensi diterapkan sebagai strategi pengelolaan limbah berbasis masyarakat yang aplikatif, berkelanjutan, serta mendukung penguatan ekonomi hijau di tingkat rumah tangga.

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2026-05-05

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Martha, R. D., Danar, D., Widodo, W. T., Kumalasari, N. C., ‘Aini, F. D. N., & Yulindasari, A. R. P. (2026). Transformasi limbah diapers menjadi media tanam cocodema untuk budidaya tanaman hias skala rumah tangga. Jurnal Inovasi Hasil Pengabdian Masyarakat (JIPEMAS), 9(1), 209–218. https://doi.org/10.33474/jipemas.v9i1.24854

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