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Kuala Kapuas potential waste is 30.5 tons/day or 11,133.41 tons/year where the amount of
waste that utilized by Garbage Bank is only 0.6 tons/day. The participants of the Garbage Bank is
281 out of a total 61,005 Kuala Kapuas’ citizien. This research aims to analyze respondents'
participation rate, analyze respondents' characteristics based on internal factors (gender, age, level of
education, occupation, knowledge, perception) and external factors (role of government and
facilities/infrastructure), and to analyze the correlation between community participation and internal
and external factors. The research using quantitative approach. The population of this research is 218
participants of Garbage Bank. The research sample calculated using Slovin formula with 74
respondents with simple random sampling techniques. The research was conducted in Selat Dalam
Sub-district, Kuala Kapuas. Research instruments used stuffing sheets and questionnaires. The data
was tested using the chi square formula. The results showed the community participation in waste
management was good, there are 49 respondents or 66.22% with high participation rate. The majority
of participants’ gender is female with 52 respondents or 70.2%. The dominant age group was 36-45
years old with 30 respondents or 40.54%. The dominant level of education was the secondary level of
52 respondents or 70.27%. The dominant occupation was housewives with 38 respondents or 51.35%.
There are 37 respondents or 50% with high level of knowledge and 49 respondents or 66.22% with
good perception. 44 respondents or 59.46% considered that the role of government was moderate. 46
respondents or 62.16% of respondents considered a great level for infrastructure. There was a
correlation between gender, knowledge, perception, role of government, facilities/infrastructure with
the level of community participation. There was no correlation between age, education, and
occupation factors with the level of community participation |
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