Haesti Sembiring JMSCR Volume 06 Issue 09 September 2018 Page 795 JMSCR Vol||06||Issue||09||Page 795-800||September 2018 The Effect of Counseling and Providing Temporary Waste Shelter on Behavior of Household Waste Management Author Haesti Sembiring Department of Environmental Health, Poltekkes Kemenkes Medan, Indonesia Email: haestisembiring23@gmail.com Abstract Background: Waste management will not be carried out accurately without the participation of all parties, namely the community, business actors and the government. This study aims to determine the effect of counseling and provision of temporary shelters on the behavior of household waste management generated by the Munte Village community, Munte District, Karo Regency, Medan, Indonesia. Methods: This study uses an experimental design. This research was conducted in Munte Village, Munte District, Karo Regency. The sample size in this study was 90 heads of household (45 control and 45 treatment groups). The data analysis process uses univariate and bivariate analysis. Data analysis was carried out with the assistance of a computer using SPSS with a 95% confidence level (α = 0.05). Result: The results showed a significant increase in knowledge (p = 0.000), attitude (p = 0.000) and actions (p = 0.000) in the treatment before and after being given counseling and provided temporary waste disposal. Conclusion: Providing information and temporarygarbage shelter affects the knowledge, attitudes, and actions of the Munte Village Community in the management of household waste generated. It is necessary to conduct a routine education on garbage disposal to the Munte Village community and village development agencies to be able to provide the village funds to improve the environmental sanitation of Munte Village. Keyword: Garbage, Waste Management, counseling, Temporary Waste Shelter. Introduction According to (Aminatum, 2003), waste is a useless material from household, commercial, industrial or other activities carried out by humans. Population growth also triggers an increasing volume of waste, or in other words, the population is directly proportional to the amount of waste produced. The rough calculation of the Indonesian community is currently 250 million people; if each person produces 0.7 kg of waste per day, the public landfill reaches 175,000 tons/day, equivalent to 64 million / year. The existence of garbage cannot be avoided, but it can be reduced and controlled (Azril, 1985). Therefore, it is necessary to carry out waste management, namely activities carried out systematically, comprehensively and continuously, so that it will be able to convert the waste into materials that have economic value and do not endanger the environment. www.jmscr.igmpublication.org Impact Factor (SJIF): 6.379 Index Copernicus Value: 79.54 ISSN (e)-2347-176x ISSN (p) 2455-0450 DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i9.138