Increasing Ecological Awareness to Inculcate Environmental Care Character: A Case Study of Home Industry Catering Waste Management in Surakarta

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.200129.163How to use a DOI?

Keywords

ecological awareness, catering industry, environmental sustainability

Abstract

Humans are responsible to preserve the environment. Catering industry entrepreneurs take significant role in their environmental management. Wastes need to be managed properly to prevent them damaging the environment. This study aims to describe efforts made to establish ecological awareness which help individuals foster their character of environmental care. This study is designed with qualitative approach. The location where this study was conducted is in Surakarta City. The data were technically obtained by implementing purposive sampling. The data technically collected by implementing the methods of interviews, observation, and documentation. The data analysis in this study follows the descriptive analytical method. The results conclude that, first; the development of environmental awareness was carried out on catering entrepreneurs in the city of Surakarta to establish ecological citizens. Partly in establish environmental awareness, it can be done by conducting socialization on things related to the importance of protecting the environment, such as the significant benefits, environmental damage, procedures for managing waste, and juridical reviews on environmental sustainability. The socialization may be accomplished by engaging relevant parties, such as the government, the authorized institutions in the environment, and the society themselves. The typical socialization can be realized by conducting counseling, gatherings and seminars, all of these were primarily done to realize the ecological citizens, therefore, the more people care about their environment.

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© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Wendy Librata Ratna Manikam
AU  - Dewi Gunawati
AU  - Triyanto
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2020/02/06
TI  - Increasing Ecological Awareness to Inculcate Environmental Care Character: A Case Study of Home Industry Catering Waste Management in Surakarta
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Learning Innovation and Quality Education (ICLIQE 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1340
EP  - 1347
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200129.163
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.200129.163
ID  - Manikam2020
ER  -