Socialization of the 4R Concept and Training on Making Ecobricks as an Effort for Plastic Waste Management

Sampah merupakan masalah yang cukup sulit untuk terselesaikan. Rendahnya kepedulian masyarakat terhadap lingkungan menjadi salah satu factor penyebab masalah sampah. Sampah plastic merupakan jenis sampah yang masih menjadi ancaman terjadinya pencemaran lingkungan. Kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini difokuskan pada sosialisasi pengolahan sampah plastik dan pelatihan pembuatan ecobrick. Metode yang digunakan ceramah, simulasi pembuatan ecobrick dan evaluasi. Jumlah peserta yang hadir dalam kegiatan ini sebanyak 50 siswa. Berdasarkan hasil evaluasi, tingkat pemahaman siswa cukup baik yang dibuktikan dengan perubahan nilai pada saat tes. Setelah kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat diharapkan dapat menyadarkan siswa dan guru di SMK Negeri 7 Kota Kupang agar dapat mengelola sampah plastic secara bijak. Kata kunci :  Sampah Plastik, Konsep 4R, EcobrickGarbage is a problem that is quite difficult to solve. The low level of public awareness of the environment is one of the factors causing the waste problem. Plastic waste is a type of waste that is still a threat to environmental pollution. This community service activity focused on socializing plastic waste processing and training on making ecobricks. The method used is lecture, ecobrick making simulation, and evaluation. The number of participants who attended this activity was 50 students. Based on the assessment, the level of student understanding is quite good as evidenced by the change in grades during the test. After the community service activities, it is hoped that students and teachers at SMK Negeri 7 Kupang City will be able to manage plastic waste wisely.   Keywords: Plastic Waste, 4R Concept, Ecobrick &nbsp