Perception of the Forest Area and Willingness to Pay for Household Waste Management Services in Villages around the Sawala Mandapa Education and Training Forest, Majalengka, Indonesia

Abstract

Forest area with special purposes of Sawala Mandapa Education and Training Forest not only has a lot of progress in development but also challenges. The most important challenge is the misuse of the area as a waste dumpsite. The problem of accumulating waste in forest areas is caused by a lack of public awareness in managing and processing household waste. Meanwhile, support from the local government, the Environmental Service of Majalengka District, has limitations in the transportation and management of household waste. Therefore, efforts are needed in dealing with waste management in villages around forest areas to achieve public health and forest preservation. Efforts to deal with the problem of misuse of forest areas as places for accumulating waste require finding information about community perceptions of household waste management and forest area preservation. This study aims to determine community perceptions of forest areas and willingness to pay for household waste management. A survey instrument in the form of a questionnaire has been used as a basis for collecting data on the community’s perceptions and knowledge of forest areas and their willingness to pay for household waste management services. Multiple linear regression models were processed by SPSS 27 software were used to test the hypothesis.