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Reusing used mineral water bottles as material for making piggy banks is a popular way to teach children about the importance of saving from an early age. This practice also has the added benefit of reducing the amount of plastic waste scattered around the living environment. Plastic waste that is not managed properly can cause serious environmental pollution. The service activity at Primary School 56, Tihu Subdistrict regarding making piggy banks from used bottles aims to train children's skills in processing used goods into something useful, but also to teach the importance of saving from an early age. Making piggy banks from used bottles is an opportunity for children to develop their creativity by utilizing used items into useful products. Through this activity, children can learn while being creative, understanding the importance of protecting the environment and managing waste better, as well as motivating them to like saving.

Utilization of health services in Indonesia from 7,300 respondents who experienced hospitalization was 53.36% in urban areas and 46.64% in rural areas in the last 1 year. Most of the patients who experienced hospitalization were treated at government hospitals 49.7%, followed by private hospitals at 28.6% and the rest were treated elsewhere. The utilization of inpatient services at Gempol Health Center is still low because the indicator values for inpatient services are not up to standard. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors related to interest in utilization and interest in re-utilizing services for inpatients BPJS participants at Gempol Health Center. This research is descriptive quantitative with a cross-sectional approach. The sample of this research is 30 BPJS inpatients. Data collection techniques are interviews and questionnaires with univariate analysis. Frequency of respondents based on gender characteristics: 12 men (40%), 18 women (60%), by age category: 7 teenagers (23.3%), 20 adults (66.7%), and 3 elderly people (10%), based on their latest education: 5 people with low education (16,7%), 25 people with higher education (83,3%). The Frequency with which they are interested in service reuse: 18 people are interested (60 %) were not interested as many as 12 people.