Abstract
Waste banks has been long being a part of waste management in Surabaya. Waste banks also plays a role in implementing the circular economy concept by collecting and reselling waste from household. The waste that has been collected from the waste banks were sold to the Main Waste Bank and small scrap dealers. This study aims to identify the material flows of plastic wastes and paper wastes from the waste bank to the recycling industry. The methods used for data collection includes survey and interview to the management of waste banks, management of the main waste bank, waste collectors, and management of the industries involved. The identification of material flows of plastic wastes and paper wastes from the waste banks to the recycling industries was done using the material flow analysis method. The material flow of the waste bank in the Central Surabaya region shown that the generation of waste generated at the waste bank was 34,815.1 kg per year. The waste was distributed to the main waste bank and waste collectors before finally being sold to the recycling industry and out of the system as plastic products at 13,041.45 kg per year and paper products at 20,311.14 kg per year.
Highlights
Waste management has become a complex problem in developing country
The waste bank system in Central Surabaya can produce 33.9% of recycled plastic, 52.9% of recycled paper with 11.0% from the total amount of waste collected in waste bank
A small amount of waste was sold before entering the recycling plan. 1,0% of waste was sold by waste bank in the form of furniture product made of plastic waste and 1,2% waste was sold by Main Waste Bank as material for local art workshop
Summary
Waste management has become a complex problem in developing country. The increase in population and industrialization play a big role in the increase of solid waste. In city with high population density, household waste has become quite a problem. Government Regulation No 81/2012 stated the importance of reduce, reuse, and recycle (3R) of household waste. The importance of 3R stated in Regulation of Minister of Environment No 13/2012 about guidelines for 3R implementation through the waste bank. Based on these regulations, waste bank was seen as a suitable alternative in managing household waste in Surabaya. The implementation of a waste bank is the initial momentum to foster community collective awareness to start sorting, recycling, and utilizing waste because waste has a fairly good selling value, so that environmentally friendly waste management becomes Indonesia's new culture
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