to explore the impact of religious observance activities on waste management and its comparison with the

behavior of the public. This research used a sociological descriptive qualitative approach with an ethnographic

method. This research compared the waste management behaviors of two respondent groups. The first group

consists of women who have received mentoring and training in waste management with economic value. The

comparison group is women who are members of the Jamaah Ummahat Islamic organization of Qur’an

recitation in a mosque. The results show that there is consistency and continuity in forming an understanding of

environmental ethics in their teachings that is capable of changing environmentally ethical behavior in waste

management. The religious sermon material is delivered with effective communication that is easily understood

by the Jamaah Ummahat members.

including all artificial materials that support human

activities, [1]. Various environmental damages

occur due to the lack of public awareness and

participation in behavior and ethics toward the

environment. The disturbance of balance in the

environment due to human’s bad ethical behavior

towards the environment can lead to natural

disasters. Among this inappropriate behavior is

improper waste management, resulting in the

siltation of rivers and causing floods, [2]. Plastic

cities in developing nations like Indonesia, one of

the toughest challenges is to encourage citizen

involvement in the municipal waste management

system, [4]. According to the Republic of

Indonesia’s Ministry of the Environment in 2014,

a good habit in society, [8].

behavior is by educating the community, [9].

Environmental ethics education is an effort to

change experiences, perspectives, and behavior

towards the environment so that humans think,

realize, and act considerably and responsibly in

resolving environmental problems, [10].

Environmental ethics education aims to form six

things, namely awareness, knowledge, attitude

the philosophy of peaceful living with the natural

environment, [12]. The environment is biocentric as

there is life other than humans. So it is ecocentric as

all existing elements are the completeness of the

means of life systems and regeneration of all

creatures, [13]. Ethical awareness of the

environment is crucially required to change societal

behavior to initiate environmental awareness, [14].

which is expected from the community is

problems, including those linked to waste

management, [16]. Household waste, which

generally dominates the composition of municipal

waste, shows the important role of citizen

participation in overcoming waste problems, [17].

concept), awareness and understanding of

environmental ethics must be built based on

religious/spiritual awareness because the human

soul is understood as a pattern of consciousness that

environmental management issues, [20].

very strong basic laws of environmental ethics. But

at the practical level, there is no evident

manifestation. Rules concerning ethics are not only

rote (textual) but they must be applied to everyday

for better waste management.

Waste management is a management effort with

various approaches and procedures designed and

implemented to identify, control, and handle various

one expects a behavior can result in, the more

intention one may have to perform the behavior, and

hence, the more likely he or she would perform the

behavior, [24]. Interventions should target people's

behavior control over waste management practices

so that they can gain confidence in their ability to

overcome external barriers, and then take action.

Environmental knowledge also offers an important

cognitive basis for developing moral motives in

observation and recording of the studied symptoms.

This methods also known as sociologic methods.

[35]. The observation was conducted undercover

and naturally during the research, [36]. Observation

data is supported by direct interviews with several

members of the studied group, [37]. The researchers

conducted interviews with group members, namely

the women who were members of the FWM and SF

mosque attendees, especially the women who are

members of the Qur'an recitation organization

and that in the group of women of the Jamaah

Ummahat religious recitation group of the SF

mosque. Second, this method presents a direct

relationship between researchers and respondents.

Third, this method is more sensitive and adaptable

to the sharpening of many combined influences as

well as to the value patterns encountered, namely

the transcendental values that underlie ethics

towards the environment. Then, environmental

ethics shape the behavior of a group of people in

(non-numbers), inductive data analysis, and

“meaning” which are very important. Researchers

observed the behavior of the two groups without

conditioning and any orders or sanctions against

their behavior in waste management. Social

phenomena often cannot be understood based on

what someone says and does. All person’s words

and actions often have a certain meaning. To

identify the significance of each action, it is

explored using qualitative approaches, with in-depth

and social group, namely the group of women of the

FWM community and the women of the Jamaah

Ummahat community of the SF mosque with

different backgrounds, [40]. Observations and

primary interviews in the field were carried out by

mentoring and training programs to the community

surrounding their home. It was hoped that by giving

the honorariums, their behavior in managing waste

would improve. It was also hoped to encourage their

engagement in the program and motivate them to

become role models in their neighborhood.

one thousand rupiahs per gram for each Eco-brick

they made. Apart from the “selling Eco-bricks”

stimulus, they also had the right to freely use the

incentive only acted as a stimulus.

Residents who were taught by some FWM women

actively made Eco-bricks. Mrs. R, the chief of the

Family Welfare Movement of Ng Hamlet (RT

02/RW 05) said that the women around them

competed to collect plastic waste after being taught

about waste management by the FWM group to

make Eco-bricks. Later, it was discovered that the

behavioral change in women of the FWM group

eco-brick is far from attractive. But the making of

eco-bricks is deemed as interesting as “bricks” are

highly needed and the prospects are great.

soap from cooking oil waste to the women of FWM.

However, their knowledge and skills did not

improve and were not taught to other people as they

had to buy reagent materials. The high cost was an

obstacle in the waste management of cooking oil

waste. It is different from eco-bricks that do not

developed together with FWM members during

training. The eco-enzyme products were used for

diverse benefits. However, when followed up, it was

shown that the knowledge and skills they obtained

were not practiced and improved. The reason was,

village. The researcher took part in the teaching

activity with the Jamaah Ummahat.

Jamaah Ummahat where researchers can take part

in the activities as well, namely the Sunday morning

teaching for general participants, on Monday

morning from 6.30 to 8.00 AM, and the An-Nisaa

teaching especially for the women on Wednesday

afternoon from 3.30 to 5.00 PM. Researchers have

taken part in a joint study by the Jamaah Ummahat

Jamaah Ummahat members were very disciplined

in participating in the session about managing waste

or food packages. Each Sunday morning session

was attended by 250 to 300 adults and children.

Snacks, sweet hot tea (on dish glass), and breakfast

(on dishes/bowl dishes) were served. Snacks were

served wrapped in plastic and small boxes.

waste management, they changed them into

washable small plastic plates (saucers). The

heard about what Mrs. Yn said from a scholar who

taught the Sunday morning class, namely ustadz

(teacher) Hsn.

south side of the SF mosque, there was a little

kitchen and a place for washing dishes for the meals

that were served. After the teaching programs

(Qur’an recitation), the mosque becomes clean

again from waste. All waste was collected and they

were sorted into two: organic and inorganic waste.

attendees to feed livestock (poultry) or fish at home.

Organic and inorganic waste bins in the courtyard of

the SF mosque are presented in Figure 2.

not used to this, other attendees will remind them of

this principle. The mosque cleaning officers are only

responsible for cleaning the mosque during events

or preparation. In an interview on November 6th,

2022 with the administrator of the mosque, Mr. R

(36 years), it was found that the SF mosque is also

often used for marriage events (walimatul ‘ursy).

There is no fee to rent the place, but the event

organizer must be responsible for the cleanliness of

the mosque after the event is held. The same thing is

on divine concepts, is an example of a complete

action. This action will last a long time. So that

wherever the person is, he or she will undergo the

same action, [47].

consistent awareness with a divine motive, a

transcendental/divinity base which is the basis of

action. Materials are offered that can enhance

awareness of everyone’s duty for each of their

respective acts for environmental cleanliness, which

waste management or in exhibiting good ethics

towards the environment. It is not just about soulless

environmental cleanliness and its impact on

humanity.

gifts that must be utilized for the good of society,

[49]. In utilizing natural resources and the

environment, both of which are gifts from God, one

must always prioritize ethics and morality which are

the core of the transcendentalist philosophy, [49].

including waste management. Law enforcement in

regulating waste management behavior can be

implemented both preventively or repressively. Law

enforcement that focuses on prevention over

prosecution is considered more humanitarian,

considering the difficulties of altering the culture of

society in addressing waste, [52].

focus on waste management that may generate

financial incentives for housewives. After

housewives and ladies who join recitation classes in

the mosque.

large budget, such as the processing of oil waste,

seems to be uneconomic as there is a need to buy

reagents. Therefore, a unit that collects and buys