Using Social Media to Improve Environmental Awareness in Higher Education Institutions

Differences in behavior, engagement and environmental knowledge on waste management for science and social students through the campus program

“…Furthermore, this theory determines individual engagement in waste management behavior (Janmaimool and Denpaiboon, 2016;Safa and Mohammadian Saghinsara, 2020). From the literature, higher education becomes important as a place to give birth to a generation that has awareness of caring for the environment (Emiru and Waktola, 2018;Tlebere et al, 2019). Environmental education in colleges or universities increases awareness (Baltazar et al, 2016), and in Indonesia, the policies are implemented in the form of courses such as environmental education (Ikhsan et al, 2019;Nomura, 2009;Parker and Prabawa-Sear, 2019;Prihantoro, 2014), and disaster (Dwiningrum, 2004;Rizal, 2017;Suckale et al, 2018).…”

Sustainable Solid Waste Management Strategies for Higher Education Institutions: Diponegoro University, Indonesia Case Study

“…Furthermore, courses related to environmental sustainability can be offered through seminars and public lectures at various faculties that lack environmental education. Education related to proper environmental management can trigger a decrease in solid waste generation because students have more awareness of the effect of improper waste management [37].…”

“…Social media users interact by generating and distributing content (media and text), which allows them to communicate and collaborate with each other. Tlebere, Scholtz and Calitz [37] argued that social media is effective in conducting environmental campaigns because it can disseminate information quickly and cost-effectively.…”