Pemanfaatan Limbah Minyak Jelantah Sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Kepedulian Masyarakat Terhadap Lingkungan

Abstract

Every household produces waste cooking oil that was discharged into the environment without any environmental control. This situation is exacerbated by the lack of public knowledge about the impact of it on health and the environment. Because of that, that was necessary to have an innovation in the use it into products of economic value as solid soap products. This activity was carried out with the PKK Karang Anyar partner, Sawah Besar, Central Jakarta which was conducted by online due to the Covid-19 Pandemic period. This activity was able to encourage the independence economic of partner eco-based. The partners agreed that the training provided could increase the added value of waste cooking oil waste, prevent environmental damage, and increase community entrepreneurship. In addition, it could reduce household expenditure in terms of reducing spending on washing agent related to the economy that was felt heavy when Pandemic Covid-19.

Dissemination of Appropriate Technology Importance and Legal Basis of BUMDES in the Pandemic Era

“…The activities, such as training on the use of information technology, marketing training both online and offline, training on household waste management, land management training, and training on the use of the role of BUMDes as a legal entity that supports village development (Damayanti et al, 2020). In today's digital era, various communications and transactions are carried out virtually.…”

Pemberdayaan Ibu-Ibu PKK Dalam Pembuatan Detergen Ramah Lingkungan Berbahan Minyak Goreng Bekas

“…Sedangkan dampak negatif dari minyak jelantah yang dibuang begitu saja seperti di tanah, dan selokan tanpa diuraikan terlebih dahulu akan meneyabkan minyak tersebut menjadi limbah yang akan merusak linkungan sekitar. Minyak jelantah yang terserap dalam tanah dapat mencemari tanah dan berakibat menurunnya tingkat kesuburan tanah serta terbukti mempengaruhi kandungan mineral dalam air bersih (Damayanti dan Supriyatin, 2021). Keadaan ini diperparah dengan minimnya pengetahuan masyarakat mengenai dampak minyak jelantah terhadap lingkungan.…”

Penyuluhan dan Pelatihan Pemanfaatan Minyak Jelantah menjadi Lilin dan Sabun di Kelurahan Cisalak, Depok, Jawa Barat

“…Jika minyak jelantah terus dikonsumsi, maka akan terjadi akumulasi di sehingga memberikan dampak yang buruk bagi kesehatan manusia dalam jangka waktu yang tidak singkat. Beberpa penyakit yang disebabkan oleh konsumsi minyak jelantah antara lain tumbukan lemak yang tidak normal, penyakit jantung, darah tinggi, menurunnya kecerdasan, kanker dan kehilangan fungsi kontrol di pusat syaraf (Hanum, 2016;Damayanti, 2021).…”