Cibodas, Bandung – Cibodas Tourism Village, Pasirjambu District, Bandung Regency, is the center of Telkom University’s community service activities, which focus on education and the implementation of sustainable waste management. This program aims to support environmental conservation while creating new economic opportunities for local residents.
This activity includes training for village administrators, village-owned enterprises, and the Family Welfare Movement (PKK). The training material covers the practice of sorting organic, inorganic, and hazardous waste, applying the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (3R), concept, and making compost from organic waste.
This community service project explains that waste management in tourist destinations such as Cibodas is not only a matter of cleanliness, but also a business opportunity. With proper sorting and processing, waste can become a source of income, for example through cooperation with waste banks or the sale of compost.
The program also Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with a focus on ecosystem protection, sustainable natural resource management, and community empowerment. Data from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry shows that sorting waste at the source can reduce the burden on landfills by up to 70%.
In addition to education, residents are encouraged to build simple composting facilities and replace single-use consumption habits with reusable items such as cloth bags, refillable water bottles, and durable tableware. This measure is expected to reduce the volume of waste in Cibodas while improving the image of the village as an environmentally friendly tourist destination.
Through collaboration between academics, village officials, and the community, Cibodas Village aims to independently manage 70% of its waste without relying on landfills in the coming years. This initiative is expected to serve as a model for other tourist villages in Indonesia.
