HUBUNGAN KARAKTERISTIK PENGETAHUAN SIKAP PADA PEMBELI DAN PEDAGANG DENGAN PENGGUNAAN KANTONG PLASTIK DI PASAR TRADISIONAL FIRDAUS KECAMATAN MEDAN TEMBUNG TAHUN 2014
Abstract: Plastic bags are
often used to bring some daily necessities. The plastic bags usage will
continually impact on environmental pollution because the plastic bag takes
500-1000 years to be completely degraded by soil microorganisms.
The purpose of this study was to determine the characteristics knowledge
correlation and attitudes of consumers and merchants with the usage of plastic
bags in firdaus traditional market subdistric medan tembung in 2014.
Type of research is analityc survey with a cross sectional study design.
Population in this study are all consumers who shop and merchants who sell in
firdaus traditional market subdistric medan tembung. Total sample is 60
peoples. Technical sampling is using purposive sampling and though of data
obtained process using the chi square test and Fisher's exact.
The results obtained by the existence of the correlation between
occupation (p= 0,001) knowledge (p= 0,034) and attitudes (p= 0,037) with usage
of plastic bags in firdaus tradisional market subdistric medan tembung.
Based on research, suggested that the application of the costs to the
plastic bags provided by the company or company who produce plastic bags to
consumer who usage plastic bags. their campaign activities, counseling and
other information media to increase knowledge, attitudes and public awareness
to reduce or limit the usage of plastic bags and start to not use plastic bags
in order to usage plastic bags can be reduced and the environmental pollution
caused by plastic bags can be minimized and for respondents who have starts
reduce, reuse, and limit the usage of plastic bags to retain concern for the
environment.
Penulis: Mira Guslaida Lubis,
evi naria, devi nuraini santi
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd140402
