Community Empowerment-Based Garbage Bank Management System in Bandar Lampung (Case Study of Emak.ID Garbage Bank)

The efforts to overcome garbage problem in Bandar Lampung are a form of a garbage bank by involving the community. One of the garbage banks in Bandar Lampung City is Emak.ID Garbage Bank does it to empower the community to overcome garbage problems while improving the community's economy. This research aims to study the garbage management system and the community empowerment process carried out by the Emak.ID Garbage Bank and the challenges of garbage management in Bandar Lampung City. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative, with a case study approach focused on the Emak.ID Garbage Bank Data collection from observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation analysis used Miles and Hubberman's interactive analysis model. This research shows that the Emak.ID Garbage Bank management system tries to encourage community involvement in sorting and saving garbage through the community empowerment process by the Emak.ID Garbage Bank is manifested in several activity programs involving the community; one of the challenges in garbage management in Bandar Lampung City is the need for policy realities to form or manage garbage that becomes useful and has economic value.