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Hutarimbaru Village, South Panyabungan District, Mandailing Natal Regency, faces serious problems related to plantation waste management, particularly empty palm fruit bunches (EFB). This waste often piles up or is burned, causing environmental pollution. On the other hand, farmers still rely on expensive commercial seedling media, so that production costs absorb up to 35% of their income. This community service program aims to empower farmers by utilizing EFB and tea waste to make biodegradable pots as an alternative planting medium. Activities include socialization, training in manufacturing, procurement of shredders and hydraulic presses, as well as production assistance and quality testing. The results of the activities show an increase in farmers' skills in processing waste into useful products, a reduction in dependence on commercial media, and increased environmental awareness. The application has been proven to support better seedling growth while reducing waste. Thus, this program provides dual benefits, namely improving farmers' welfare and improving environmental quality.
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Dewi, R. D. C. (2022). Edukasi terkait pengolahan dan pemasaran limbah pertanian pada kelompok tani Karisma di Banjarsengon Kecamatan Patrang, Jember, Jawa Timur. Jurnal Pengabdian Ilmu Kesehatan, 2(3), 81–93.
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Gallegos-Cedillo, V. M., Nájera, C., Gruda, N. S., Signore, A., Gallegos, J., Rodríguez, R., Ochoa, J., Egea-Gilabert, C., & Fernández, J. A. (2024). An in-depth analysis of sustainable practices in vegetable seedlings nurseries: A review. Scientia Horticulturae, 334.
Hasibuan, A. R., Nasution, Q. F., & Lubis, A. M. P. (2023). Pemanfaatan limbah kelapa sawit (tandan kosong kelapa sawit) sebagai pilihan organik tanaman yang ramah lingkungan di Kabupaten Labuhan Batu Utara. Zahra: Journal of Health and Medical Research, 3(2), 183–190.
Harahap, H., Nasution, H., Manurung, R., Yustira, A., & Rashid, A. A. (2025). Physical characteristics of biodegradable pots from empty fruit bunches (EFB) and sawdust waste as planting media. Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, 11.
Harahap, H., Nasution, H., Manurung, R., Yustira, A., & Rashid, A. A. (2025). Development of green polybag innovation products from biomass waste as planting media. Indonesian Journal of Science and Technology, 10(1), 145–158.
Jaya, J. D., Elma, M., Sunardi, S., & Nugroho, A. (2022). Physical and mechanical properties of biodegradable pot derived from oil palm empty fruit bunch and sodium alginate. Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 65.
Putranto, A. W., Abida, S. H., Adrebi, K., & Harianti, A. (2020). Lignocellulosic analysis of corncob biomass by using non-thermal pulsed electric field-NaOH pretreatment. Reaktor, 20(4), 183–191.
Salamiyah, S., & Hizriani, N. (2023). Penyuluhan pembuatan pupuk organik limbah tandan kosong kelapa sawit (TKKS) di sekolah. Jalujur: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat, 2(2), 69–78.
Sun, Y., Niu, G., Koeser, A. K., Bi, G., Anderson, V., Jacobsen, K., Conneway, R., Verlinden, S., Stewart, R., & Lovell, S. T. (2015). Impact of biocontainers on plant performance and container decomposition in the landscape. HortTechnology, 25(1), 63–70.
Susilawati, & Supijatno. (2015). Pengelolaan limbah kelapa sawit (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) di perkebunan kelapa sawit, Riau. Buletin Agrohorti, 3(2), 203–212.
Tomadoni, B., Merino, D., & Alvarez, V. A. (2020). Biodegradable materials for planting pots.
Wei, X., Khachatryan, H., & Rihn, A. (2020). Production costs and profitability for selected greenhouse grown annual and perennial crops: Partial enterprise budgeting and sensitivity analysis. HortScience, 55(5), 637–646.