IDENTIFICATION OF WASTE SAVING VARIATIONS IN INDONESIA

Abstract

The volume of waste in all major cities in Indonesia was increasing. The character of sorting waste that occurs in society was still not significant to save the environment from the dangers of waste. The purpose of the study was to identify variations in saving waste that were developing in Indonesia. This study used the qualitative deductive content analysis method, collecting various secondary data through literature studies. The unit of analysis was the entire sentence in the observation unit. The analysis procedure was carried out through the process of selecting information units, the categorization process, and the conceptualization process. This study reveals that the main concept of saving waste had been innovated and become an attraction for waste bank managers and the government to attract public interest in saving waste in terms of fulfilling economic needs, which results in eight variations of saving waste in waste banks in Indonesia, namely: (1) saving waste to get gold, (2) getting basic necessities, (3) saving waste to pay for electricity, PDAM, and telephone, (4) saving waste to save and borrow money, (5) saving waste for holiday packages (THR, Qurban/Hajj), (6) saving waste to finance education, (7) saving waste to pay BPJS health/employment, and (8) saving waste for baby needs.