ckground: Food waste is a severe problem, and Indonesia is the world’s second-largest
producer of food waste. A limited waste management system will decrease environmental quality,
such as air, water, and soil pollution. So far, the waste management system is limited to reducing
waste generation. The life cycle assessment is a method to analyze environmental aspects or
environmental impacts at all stages in a resource’s life cycle, from the initial process of raw
materials to disposal. This study aims to analyze the environmental impact and provide waste
management policies to obtain sustainable household waste management and environmental
sustainability.
Methods: The study design used in this research is cross-sectional by conducting direct
observations and interviews at the Waste Bank. Interviews were conducted to identify more
in-depth findings about waste management problems and the characteristics of respondents
and waste characteristics. Observations were made to calculate waste generation that refers to
Indonesian national standard methods of sample collection and measurement of urban waste
generation and composition (SNI 19-3694-1994.) The sampling technique was carried out by the
total sampling method, resulting in 100 households.
Results: The research results with organic waste processing with the black soldier fly method.
This method impacts global warming, acidification, eutrophication, and ozone depletion. Of the
four elements that produce the most negligible impact is the impact of global warming of 0.281
kg CO2
eq compared to the other effects.
Conclusion: BSF processing can reduce environmental impacts, especially global warming.
Meanwhile, education affects people’s behavior in generating food waste; therefore, there are
policy recommendations for Waste Bank stakeholders in processing food waste.