Some of the waste that they collected is re-processed and created as souvenirs that can be sold to tourists and visitors. In Japan, there is the city of Kamikatsu that is of global concern because the entire population is working together to maximize their waste-sorting and recycling. ![]() In Egypt, there are Zabbaleen People who have dedicated their life and living areas to collect and manage waste to be processed and resold. The practice of collecting and selling or exchanging waste into goods/money is not a new thing in Indonesia, even in the world. Antrian Bank Sampah di Desa Banyurata – Source: Waste Bank in Other Countries? KLHK revealed that the Waste Bank not only contributed to the reduction of national waste by 1.7% (1,389,522 tons / year) in 2018, the Waste Bank was also economically beneficial by generating an average income of Rp1,484,669,825 per year. ![]() ![]() Quoting from Media Indonesia article in 2018, Waste Bank is one of the solutions to overcome waste by applying the 3R principle (reduce, reuse and recycle). Seeing the increase in the number of waste banks to more than 8000 according to data from The Ministry of Environment and Forestry in 2018, it is clear that the public feels the positive impact of the waste banks.
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