Strategy for Community Empowerment Through an Integrated Waste Bank

Abstract

Garbage is one of the problems faced by cities and towns across the world. Governments cannot solve the waste problem alone. Metro City is committed to reducing waste by empowering the community and making every family aware that waste has economic value if it is able to be sorted into organic and inorganic. Through the role of the village head who has socialized the waste bank since 2015, it has been carried out by: socializing to residents' homes, teaching housewives, outreach to schools and community meetings. However, the current obstacle is how to monitor the amount of integrated waste and customer funds every day, especially inorganic waste. The methodology used starts from collecting data, analyzing data and building models that are embodied in the SI-MONISA application. This research builds SI-MONISA (Waste Monitoring System) using a mobile application. In this application there is access to the government, residents and garbage officers. The SI MONISA application is capable of monitoring the presence of waste, the status of waste collection and interactions with waste managers. This application is expected to contribute to monitoring the government regarding residents and officers in relation to waste.