Vitalization of community network for environmental conservation: A case of waste bank in Indonesia

Abstract

Participation of local residents and their cooperative relation are indispensable to environmental activities such as classification or sorting of household waste in the area or community. In order to develop such cooperation and network in a community, it is believed that "trust" shall play an important role. In this study, the actual situation and a role of the trust that supported an area network for a waste bank activity operated voluntarily by community people is studied. As a result, it is identified that the community network concerned to the waste bank activity is supported by the trust which has been brought about by existing network such as the residents' association and the women's association. In order to further expand the waste bank activities, it is thought that another action to develop new network is necessary.