Life Skill Improvement of the Hydrokura Method on the Community at Astambul Subdistrict of Banjar District

In 2020 the volume of waste in Indonesia will increase fivefold. Approximately 91.83% of the people in the Astambul village was still throwing garbage in the river. Also, the organic waste produced by fruit trees reaches 500 kg/day even though almost all household did not have garbage disposal outside the house, which is 74 households (87.06%). Wrong littering behavior is due to the lack of management specifically that handle the garbage problem in Astambul and Kelampayan Ilir Village. This study aims to create a sustainable integrated management program for the community, namely the hydrokura method which is the development of organic compost as a local potential by utilizing waste to be effective and developing the life skills of the Astambul’s people by performing organic compost as fertilizer for hydoponic plants such as vegetables and fruit. The results that have been achieved are already carried out counselling in the Astambul village with the theme of making organic compost and manufacture of bio-activator and activities of composting with takakura and planting hydroponic techniques from simple composting activity results. The output of this activity is increased knowledge by 78% and self-management commitment and formation of cadre organizational structures to increase life skills of the hydrokura method.