The New Social Enterprises on Waste Banks in Indonesia Using the Sociological-Phenomenological Approach

AbstractThis article presents the extent of the success of waste banks conducted by the government in collaboration with the community. This research was conducted in West Bandung Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia. The results showed that waste management carried out in West Bandung Regency had not been effective. Of the 33 waste bank units formed, none had yet shown the expected optimisation of waste management. These findings confirmed that the management of waste banks in developing countries was still at an alarming rate. Some of the reasons were related to inadequate public budgets and limited facilities for waste management.Keywords: Social businesswaste bankrecycling wasteinnovation Ethical approvalThis research proposal was reviewed and approved by the Vice Dean of Learning, Student, and Research Affairs of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Padjadjaran University. Approval Letter Nomor 23642/UN6.G.1/KM.00.00/2022.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors