PENGETAHUAN, KESEDARAN DAN SIKAP PENGGUNA TERHADAP AMALAN KITAR SEMULA DALAM NORMA BAHARU DI ARAU, PERLIS

Abstract

Pertambahan penduduk dan aktiviti ekonomi dari tahun ke tahun telah menyebabkan peningkatan sisa pepejal terutama ketika wabak Covid-19. Seiring dengan masalah peningkatan sisa pepejal, amalan kitar semula yang tinggi merupakan alternatif kepada penyelesaian masalah ini. Kajian ini bertujuan untuk mengenal pasti faktor pengetahuan, kesedaran dan sikap yang mempengaruhi amalan kitar semula dalam norma baharu di Arau, Perlis. Seramai 250 pengguna di Arau dipilih sebagai responden melalui kaedah persampelan rawak mudah. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan soal-selidik berbentuk Google Form. Hasil kajian menunjukkan sebanyak 78.8% responden mempunyai tahap pengetahuan tinggi, dan sebanyak 21.2% responden mempunyai tahap pengetahuan sederhana. Sementara, tahap kesedaran pula menunjukkan 100% responden mempunyai tahap kesedaran yang tinggi. Manakala, sebanyak 75.6% responden mempunyai tahap sikap tinggi, 24.0% responden mempunyai tahap sikap sederhana, dan sebanyak 0.4% responden mempunyai tahap sikap rendah. Selain itu, hasil kajian untuk pekali korelasi Pearson menunjukkan pengetahuan (r= 0.529, p= 0.000), kesedaran (r= 0.547, p= 0.000) dan sikap (r= 0.733, p= 0.000) mempunyai perkaitan yang signifikan dan positif dengan amalan kitar semula. Selanjutnya, hasil regresi linear pelbagai mendapati bahawa adjusted R adalah 0.593 yang menunjukkan bahawa ketiga-tiga penentu dapat meramalkan 59.3% amalan kitar semula. Hasil daripada kajian ini mendapati faktor yang paling berpengaruh adalah sikap. Hasil kajian ini dapat menyumbang kepada implikasi pelbagai pihak serta dapat memberi impak kesejahteraan persekitaran yang lebih baik terutama ketika negara mengalami kemelut Covid-19 dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan, kesedaran, dan sikap pengguna melalui pendidikan dan kempen. Selain itu, ia juga dapat membantu mempromosikan dan mendorong amalan kitar semula dalam masyarakat dengan berkesan.

Abstract
An increase in population and economic activity from year to year has led to an increase in solid waste especially during the Covid-19 outbreak. Along with the problem of increasing solid waste, high recycling practices are an alternative to solve this problem. This study aims to identify the knowledge, awareness and attitude factors that influence recycling practices in the new norm in Arau, Perlis. 250 consumers in Arau were selected as respondents through a simple random sampling method. Data was collected using the Google Form platform. The results showed that 78.8% of the respondents had a high level of knowledge, and 21.2% of the respondents had a moderate level of knowledge. Meanwhile, the level of awareness showed that 100% of the respondents had a high level of awareness. Meanwhile, 75.6% of the respondents have a high level of attitude, 24.0% of the respondents have a moderate level of attitude, and 0.4% of the respondents have a low level of attitude. Moreover, results for the Pearson correlation coefficient showed that knowledge (r= 0.529, p= .000), awareness (r= 0.547, p= .000) and attitude (r= 0.733, p= .000) were positively and significantly associated with recycling practices. Furthermore, the results of multiple linear regressions showed that the adjusted R is was 0.593, indicating that all three determinants can predict 59.3% of the recycling practices. From the results of this study, it is found that the most influential factor is attitude. The results of this study can contribute to the implications of various parties and can have a better impact on the well-being of the environment, especially when the country is experiencing the Covid-19 crisis in increasing knowledge, awareness, and consumer attitudes through education and campaigns. In addition, it can also help promote and encourage recycling practices in the community effectively.
Keywords: Knowledge; Awareness; Attitudes; Practices; Recycle