Community-Based Recycling Society as a Social Innovation in Urban Household Waste Management

Abstract

This study aims to analyze and explain the process of social innovation in urban household waste management. Social innovation is forming social relations based on the assumption that success will be enjoyed equally in society through the further dissemination of new ideas. Social innovation through program replication is believed to be an effective way to overcome social problems in other different communities. Replication of programs that are considered successful and then reproduced, not only shows that the program can be applied elsewhere. Social innovation as a replication process was carried out by the Depok City government in household waste management by taking the innovation process of the Osaki System as the originator. The qualitative method was used in this research with a descriptive approach. Data collection was conducted through a literature review, in-depth interviews with stakeholders, and the collection of government documents. Data analysis is carried out through a source triangulation process, as well as to gain validity in the research results. The results show that social innovation in the recycling community in Depok City has begun to form, although it has not been effective enough to reduce the volume of waste disposed to landfill. For this reason, consistency in policy and implementation is needed. This consistency is needed to maintain the sustainability of the initial momentum of the growth of the community-based recycling society in Depok City.