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Community participation in waste banks: Insights from the stimulus–organism–response framework

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Y. Y. Wibisono 1
H. M. Sitorus 1
C. Sitompul 2
F. Christiana 1

1 Center for Enterprise Systems Studies, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia

2 Center for Supply Chain Studies, Industrial Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, Indonesia

Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Municipal solid waste has become a growing concern that requires proper management in developing countries, including Indonesia. Although waste banks have been introduced as community-based innovations to promote sustainable waste management, participation remains low. This study uses the Stimulus–Organism–Response framework to develop and test a model that explains the determinants of community willingness to participate in waste bank programs.
METHODS: Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling was employed to analyze survey data from 175 residents of Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta. The developed model involved social influence and information dissemination as stimuli, perceived ease of participation and attitude as organism variables, and willingness to participate as the response.
FINDINGS: All hypothesized relationships were significant (p < 0.01). Social influence positively affected attitude (β = 0.457) and perceived ease of participation (β = 0.508). Similarly, information dissemination also influenced attitude (β = 0.335) and perceived ease of participation (β = 0.337). Perceived ease of participation (β = 0.369) and attitude (β = 0.499) significantly predicted community willingness to participate, explaining 64.3% of its variance (R² = 0.643). Furthermore, mediation analysis showed that attitude and perceived ease fully mediated social influence and partially mediated information dissemination.
CONCLUSION: The findings indicate that enhancing social influence and access to waste-related information can indirectly strengthen positive attitudes and perceived convenience, thereby increasing community participation. To improve public engagement in sustainable waste management, policymakers and waste bank organizers should provide targeted education, transparent communication, and convenient participation systems.

Keywords

">Community participation
Environmental behavior
Solid waste management
Stimulus-organism-response
Waste bank.
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