Bandung Residents Turn Waste Into Shopping and Healthcare Vouchers

Farhan hopes that the Garbage Bazaar Shopping program will not only take place at the city level. It is hoped that this activity can reach the community down to the sub-district and sub-district levels.

"I really hope that the Great Bandung community, whose achievements have been extraordinary, can expand to the sub-district and sub-district areas. That really depends on friends from Great Bandung," he said.

Bandung City Government Opens Collaboration Space

The Bandung City Government, continued Farhan, is ready to open a space for collaboration with the community and society. This waste management pattern based on citizen participation is also considered to have the potential to be implemented in other areas in West Java.

"The main thing is that the government will provide a place and provide as much support as possible so that collaboration between communities and society with government programs can run," he said.

The movement to sort waste from homes is becoming increasingly important due to the high level of waste generation in the city of Bandung. Bandung City Government data shows that waste generation throughout 2025 will reach 1,496.31 tonnes per day or around 546,151 tonnes a year.

Of this amount, organic waste dominates with a percentage of 44.90 percent. Meanwhile, the material that can still be recycled reached 37.87 percent.

This data shows the large potential of waste that can still be utilized before being thrown into landfill. Sorting from source is the key so that recyclable waste is not mixed and ends up as residue.