RM.idRakyat Merdeka – The waste problem in Tegal Alur Village, Kalideres District, West Jakarta, is not only related to the volume produced, but also to the still limited sorting from the source, processing of residues, and management of community-based waste processing facilities.

Starting from this problem, University Trisakti holding a Literacy Grant Program Impactful Students about Waste management Community-Based Waste Management in Tegal Alur. This program involves two partners within the Tegal Alur 3R Waste Management Facility (TPS 3R) service area: the Nur Hidayat Tempe Industry SME Group as an economically productive partner and Karang Taruna as a driver of community-based waste management.

The Grant Implementation Method consists of 7 stages, namely Assessment and Program Design; Education and Intervention; Application of Technology and Innovation; Mentoring and Evaluation; Strengthening Governance and Instituteions; Evaluation and Monitoring and Program Sustainability (Wawan Kurniawan, as Head of the Grant Team).

The Aksara Sirkuar Impact Student Team consists of 3 Field Supervisors, namely: Wawan Kurniawan (Industrial Engineering), Nurhayati (FEB), Ika Wahyu Utami (Industrial Engineering) and 20 students from 6 study programs, namely Industrial Engineering (Muhammad Irwansyah Wahyunaedi, I Ketut Rhee Rakasuta, Nur Akny Sulistya Islamy, Clarissa Inneke Angelica, Navilah Hilyatania, Reifan Putra Nusaly), Mechanical Engineering (Ridho Nur Hidayat, I Komang Sidayasa Astrawan), Electrical Engineering (Aditya Wildan Fauzi, Muhammad Alfa Fadhil, Achmad Nadratan Aljanna), Management (Clara and Sekar Aurelya Aristiana), Development Economics (Intan Apriyani, Defira Rachim, Jovita Divanya Srituka, Ziad Aljundi Shalahuddin and Accounting (Ciecilia Challysta, Adelia Nandita Meka Cahyanto and Silvia Celsi Ramadani).

In the tempeh industry, the program is aimed at transforming environmental issues into economic opportunities. Organic production residues are encouraged to be utilized by processing them into duck feed. Additionally, a bio-based emission filtration system is being implemented. Internet of Things (IoT) to help control and monitor emissions from wood-fired stoves more measurably.

A technological approach is also being applied to the management of the 3R Waste Management Sites (TPS). Karang Taruna (Youth Organization) will be strengthened through the implementation of the BORA sorting system, the formation of 20 environmental cadres, the development and implementation of 3R Waste Management Site Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and an IoT-based 3R Waste Management Site Monitoring System.

Through collaboration between the Karang Taruna group, the Tempe IRT group, the community and the 3R TPS managers, this program is expected to build a more participatory, technology-based and sustainable waste management ecosystem in Tegal Alur.

This initiative also supports the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 11 on Sustainable Cities and Settlements and SDG 12 on Responsible Consumption and Production, and in line with the direction of national development through Asta Cita.

Tegal Alur Village Head Achmad Bayhaki welcomed the Student Impact Program through Aksara Circular, as it directly involved the community. The collaboration between University Trisakti , Karang Taruna (Youth Organization), tempeh entrepreneurs, and the village government is a crucial step in strengthening waste management in Tegal Alur.

“We hope this program will not stop after the mentoring activities are completed, but can be continued by the community and become part of environmental governance in Tegal Alur Village,” he said, in a statement received by the editors, Monday (11/9/2026).

Thank you to the Institutee for Research and Community Service University Trisakti , the Village Head and all officials of Tegal Alur Village, Karang Taruna Tegal Alur Group of IRT Tempe Nur Hidayat and of course to the Directorate of Research and Community Service, Directorate General of Research and Development of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology. Fiscal Year 2026 with a Contract between DRTPM Kemendiktisaintek with LLDIKTI Region III Number 354 / C3 / DT.05.00 / PMB-AKSARA dated October 5, 2026, Contract LLDIKTI Region III with University Trisakti Number 2406 / KTR / LL3 / DT.06.01 / 2026 dated October 12, 2026 and Contract between University Trisakti and Community Service Grant Recipient Number 061 / PKS / LPPM / USAKTI / X / 2026 dated October 13, 2026.

Source quoted from: https://rm.id/baca-berita/education/333694/University-trisakti-presents-an-innovative-solution-to-manage-waste-in-tegal-alur