Digitalisasi Perlawanan Terhadap Sampah Plastik: Menakar Pergeseran Dari Tokenism Menuju Citizen Power Di Alun-Alun Kabupaten Mojokerto

Abstract

This study critically analyzes community participation in the plastic diet movement through the application of waste resin in the Mojokerto Regency Square. Although this area has achieved Adipura's achievements, the reality in the field shows the high consumption of single-use plastics in public spaces. The use of a qualitative approach with case studies is expected to be able to measure the effectiveness of digitak innovations in transforming people's behavior through observation, documentation, and in-depth interviews with application managers, governments, and the community. The results of this study show that participation appears in three forms, namely educational, direct action, and collaborative. So micro-through Lev Vygotsky's view of social constructivism, this application functions as an instrument of knowledge that mediates the internalization of information into ecological awareness. Meanwhile, in macro analysis, Sherry R. Arnstein's participation will detect a shift in the bargaining position of the community from just an object of socialization (tokenism) to a subject that has real control (citizen power) in waste management based on a circular economy. This study concludes that digitalization participation is able to strengthen social capital and the legitimacy of local environmental movements. However, he wants to face the challenge of digital competency gap in vulnerable groups such as the elderly and small traders. So it will require intensive assistance (more knowledgeable other).  These findings confirm that the success of the plastic diet movement does not only depend on the technical aspects of technology, but on the redistribution of power and synergy between actors in a sovereign waste management system.