GOAL
To produce compost and utilize it as tool for biodiversity preservation of medicinal and consumption plants in houses through an independent waste management

OBJECTIVES
Objective 1 : To increase community participation in their area preservation through the management of waste and the development of medicinal and consumption plants

Indicators : 1. The agreement with the community on solutions of waste problem, including the making of initial data, the formation of a task force structure, and the related regulations.
2. The dissemination and learning media for residents.
3. The environmental cadres of each RT (neighbourhood unit) who will help to deliver information and knowledge on waste management.
4. Youth communities that support and spread waste management program and medicinal and consumption plants development.

Activities : 1. Conducting community regular meeting to discuss on waste management program
2. Carrying out survey on the existing condition through questionnaires, interviews, and community approach to research on the characteristic of waste.
3. Spreading the dissemination and learning product
4. Living-in for two months to approach people
5. Holding discussions forum with the people and related stakeholders.
6. Increasing the interest of youth to participate actively in waste management by organizing exhibitions, MASUK RT bazaars, etc.
Objective 2 : To increase the self-reliance, independence and quality of life of the people by the application of independent waste management as well as medicinal and consumption plants development
Indicators : a. Operational funds (income generating) generated from the utilization of the economic value of waste.
b. The utilization of compost for consumption plants belongs to the people, for example vegetables, fruits and medicinal plants for household purposes.
Activities : 1. Carrying out comparative studies to other areas that have been successful in utilizing the economic value of waste as well as the cultivation of medicinal and consumption plants.
2. Carrying out training that will improve people?s knowledge and skills in utilizing the economic value of waste and cultivating medicinal and consumption plants using the production of compost.
3. Helping to provide infrastructure and facilities to utilize the economic value of waste and the cultivation of medicinal plants, such as the seedlings and planting media.
4. Building a credit system providing composting facilities and the development of seedlings and planting media.
Objective 3 : To increase the discipline of the people in maintaining their area by managing waste and developing medicinal and consumption plants through legislation.
Indicators : 1. The formation of waste management system and medicinal and consumption plants development in local-scale.
2. Local regulations that are relevant with the conditions of the people and are agreed upon by the people.
3. Documentation of the learning process and the implementation of programs that will produce scientific papers of waste management systems and cultivation of biodiversity, such as: training module, SOP, activities report, as well as activities supplement such as: a comparative study documentation, data base of medicinal and consumption plants, etc.
Activities : 1. Conducting formulation of regulation by engaging the element of community, later it will be disseminated through a workshop, participated by environment cadre, and then submitted to the Chairman of the RW (community unit) to be published into a decree.
2. Disseminating the regulations that have been formed through dissemination and learning media.
3. Supervising the implementation of regulations by establishing a disciplinary commission for monitoring and evaluation of activities.
4. Collecting the documentation process of learning and program implementation.
Objective 4 : Application of appropriate technical operation to obtain the utilization of medicinal and consumption plants that are effective, as an attempt of cultivating biodiversity and in reducing the production of solid waste.
Indicators : 1. Pile of waste at the local waste disposal is reduced.
2. The people understand and separate waste.
3. The people perform waste management starting from home.
4. Scheduled system of garbage collection.
5. The presence of technological facilities that support recycling activities.
6. The presence of technology/systems related with the development and cultivation of medicinal and consumption plants.
Activities : 1. Increasing public knowledge about the importance of separating waste and alternative technologies through education and training
2. Carrying out comparative studies to other regions that have successfully applied the technology of waste separation and developing the cultivation of medicinal and consumption plant in household scale.
3. Choosing the appropriate technology by involving the community.
4. Disseminating the technology through learning medium.
5. Assisting in providing selected technological facilities by carrying out the technical planning and facilities provision.

PARTICIPANTS AND/OR PROJECT?S BENEFICIARIES:
Direct : 100 representatives of residents in KPAD region, Geger Kalong and Kopo, West Java
Indirect : 4000 people that come from 800 households. Furthermore, this program will be used as a pilot project to be adopted by BPLHD (local environment management agency) to be applied to several other areas in West Java.