ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY THROUGH WASTE BANK MEDIA FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN 1Rosmalinda, 1Mohammad Eka Putra- 2Sayaka Takano, 1Mahmul Siregar, 1Agusmidah- 3Ade Candra, 4Hafizhul Khair, 3Hayatunnufus
1Faculty of Law, Universitas Sumatera Utara, 2Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University, 1Faculty of Law, Universitas Sumatera Utara
Abstract
Abstract:
The principle of sustainability can be achieved through the convergence of three main pillars: environmental, social, and economic. Waste management in the concept of waste banks is one strategy that embodies the principle of sustainability to ensure environmental justice. Community-based waste management Theory mentions the important elements concerning community involvement, local organizational capacity, and the support of the surrounding social system. This paper examines the meaningful participation of women and children as students in waste management at waste banks in the perspective of Indonesia and Japan. The methods used are a community-based legal education approach and participatory action research. In Indonesia, Data was collected from six months of field Community services (June to November 2025) in the form of waste sorting training, waste bank organization, and educating children through educational videos on waste management. As results- (a) Indonesia has a waste bank operated by a women^s group involving children/students who played an important role in waste collection and sorting meanwhile in Japan, municipal governments take the lead in waste management, including sorting, recycling, and local logistics, (b) Indonesia, community as main actor of local initiative to expand the waste bank network involving primary and secondary schools in the village. Meanwhile, in Japan, the local administrator plays main roles through its capacity and institutional support in shaping sustainable waste management. As Conclusion, environmental sustainability can be achieved through a multidimensional approach that balances environmental, social, and economic aspects in a community-based movement. For this reason, for Indonesia, support from the village government to the central government is needed for the continuation and development of village waste banks based on community-based waste management.
