Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Implementation: Youth Ecopreneurship Intention in Waste Plastics Management into Valuable Products in Border Areas

Abstract

This study is aiming to develop the youth ecopreneurship intention. We evaluate how to process plastic waste into a valuable product as well as maintaining a sustainable environment. This is qualitative type research utilizing participatory and project-based learning methods. This method was chosen so we can objectively explain the feasibility of the use of plastics waste into productive goods. Data is collected using a participatory observation method, in-depth interviews, and documentation techniques. The object of this research is the youth in the border area, especially in Bengkayang. The finding indicated that intention and internal motivation in the youth entrepreneurship for converting plastics waste into valuable products are very positive. It is due to a relatively easy and inexpensive manufacturing process. However, there are external factors, that can negatively influence youth entrepreneurs’ drive, therefore we need to have stimulus and encouragement from outsiders (mentors), training and motivation. There was a tendency for youth to get bored with the long due process, and they want to get quick results immediately. This study only focused on the youth ecopreneurship intention in border areas, therefore it could still be biased. Therefore, further research is needed to provide more complex variables and a bigger number of more varied samples.

Applying participatory research in solid waste management: A systematic literature review and evaluation reporting

“…Limited financial and human resources can impede the initiation and sustainability of participatory projects. (Siu and Xiao, 2020;Yates and Gutberlet, 2011;Bukirwa et al, 2022;Carreon and Flores, 2023;Adam-Bradford, 2006;Carenzo and Good, 2016;Dokmaingam and Manomaivibool, 2017;Firmansyah et al, 2022;Gutberlet, 2016;Hadi, 2022;Hamzah et al, 2023;Heydari et al, 2021;Gutberlet et al, 2013;Islami and Prihantoro, 2023;Hornsby et al, 2017;Zen et al, 2016;Niyobuhungiro and Schenck, 2021;Gutberlet, 2008;Manomaivibool et al, 2018;Janprasert and Suttawet, 2021; Dias and Ogando, 2015;Carenzo and Good, 2016;Dokmaingam and Manomaivibool, 2017;Firmansyah et al, 2022;Hadi, 2022;Hamzah et al, 2023;Heydari et al, 2021;Gutberlet et al, 2013;Kittitornkool and Burt, 2006;Islami and Prihantoro, 2023;Lederer et al, 2015;Hornsby et al, 2017;Farrelly and Tucker, 2014;Manomaivibool et al, 2018;Heikkilä et al, 2016;Kristianto and Widya, 2021;Muhajirin and Kusuma, 2021;Nima et al, 2019;Nugrahini et al, 2023;…”

“…Participatory projects provide platforms for education and raising awareness about waste management, contributing to behavior change. (Moreira et al, 2019;Oduro-Appiah et al, 2021;Siu and Xiao, 2020;Yates and Gutberlet, 2011;Becker et al, 2019;Bukirwa et al, 2022;Gutberlet et al, 2017;Adam-Bradford, 2006;Carenzo and Good, 2016;Dokmaingam and Manomaivibool, 2017;Firmansyah et al, 2022;Gutberlet, 2016;Hadi, 2022;Hamzah et al, 2023;Heydari et al, 2021;Gutberlet et al, 2013;Kittitornkool and Burt, 2006;Islami and Prihantoro, 2023;Hornsby et al, 2017;Zen et al, 2016;Niyobuhungiro and Schenck, 2021;Gutberlet, 2008;Farrelly and Tucker, 2014;Krisnanda et al, 2023;Kristianto and Widya, 2021;Lambert-Pennington et al, 2018;Little, 2020;Lotfi et al, 2021;Muyassarah et al, 2022;Nima et al, 2019;Niyobuhungiro and Schenck, 2022;Nugrahini et al, 2023;Opoku-Asare et al, 2013;Praneetham et al, 2016;Rosyidah, 2021) Table 7. (Continued).…”

Potensi Pengembangan Ekonomi Sirkular Kerakyatan Dan Solusi Permasalahan Sampah Tidak Terkelola (Studi Kasus Desa Sungai Duri Kabupaten Bengkayang)

“…Berdasarkan informasi dari kepala Desa terpilih, kedepan akan memperbaiki kondisi dan perilaku masyarakat dalam manajemen sampah. Masalah yang terjadi yang dihadapi saat ini adalah sampah pasar dan rumah tangga dibuang ke sungai, keterbatasan transport angkut sampah, sampah masih dicampur ketika dibuang di TPS, sampah terkumpul di pinggir jalan raya yang bersebelahan dengan bibir pantai dengan kondisi tercampur, sampah dominan dari sampah plastik dan sampah botol (Kristianto and Widya, 2021).…”

Exploring Human Resource Competence and Management Performance of a Village-Owned Enterprise

“…The development of the greenpreneurship concept requires cooperation from several parties, each of which has an interest in developing ecopreneurship in the community [14]. This is an entrepreneurship concept that pays attention to and attaches importance to sustainability in the future [15].…”

“…It can also meet market demand and increase communities' income [16]. Waste control and processing is an activity that requires a comprehensive and sustainable system that aims to improve sanitation in public health and quality environment and make waste into a resourceful benefit [15]. Therefore, the role of the communities in determining effective and efficient waste management is essential because innovation and creativity of the community will be spurred if waste management is carried out in an integrated manner so as to improve village welfare [12].…”