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Regenerating Communities Through Circular Waste Systems

Indonesia
Restoration, Education, Community
$85
USD
by 7 donors
BS
BSU Mandiri
Indonesia
Community Group

BSU Mandiri is a community led environmental initiative based in Subangjaya, Sukabumi City, Indonesia, focused on developing a regenerative circular waste system at the neighborhood level. Founded and operated by local residents, BSU Mandiri works with households, youth, community leaders, and waste workers to reduce waste sent to landfill while creating local environmental and social value. Our activities include community based waste collection, material sorting, recyclable recovery, organic waste processing, and environmental education. We currently support waste management activities across several neighborhood areas (RW) in an urban community facing increasing waste and environmental pressures. Our long term vision is to build a community owned regeneration model where organic waste is converted into compost and local resources, recyclable materials are reintegrated into the circular economy, and residents actively participate in environmental stewardship and local resilience.

OP
Open Collective Europe Foundation
Belgium
Nonprofit

Open Collective Europe Foundation is a Belgian public utility foundation that provides fiscal hosting, grantmaking, and transparent fund administration for mission-aligned initiatives across Europe and beyond. We act as a legal and financial intermediary for hosted initiatives, helping them receive and manage funds, process expenses, and operate with strong financial controls while remaining distinct from the foundation itself. Our work supports open, civic, social-impact, and philanthropic projects through accountable infrastructure, transparent reporting, and practical operational support.

Project story

For years, we watched household waste pile up in our neighborhoods in Subangjaya, Sukabumi City, Indonesia. Most organic waste was mixed together and sent to landfill, while recyclable materials often ended up unmanaged or burned. We realized the problem was not only about waste, but also about losing community responsibility for the environment around us.

BSU Mandiri began as a small community initiative led by local residents who wanted to build a more practical and collective solution. Today, we work with households across several neighborhood areas (RW) to separate recyclable and organic waste, recover valuable materials, and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.

Our next step is to strengthen a local regenerative system by developing compost processing, organic waste conversion, community sorting infrastructure, and neighborhood based environmental education. We are also preparing small scale urban food growing activities using compost produced from local organic waste.

Within the next 6–12 months, we aim to increase household participation, reduce unmanaged organic waste, and create a cleaner local environment with stronger community involvement. In the long term, we hope this model can become a practical example of community led urban regeneration in densely populated neighborhoods.

This work is driven by local residents, community leaders, waste workers, and volunteers who continue to participate directly in daily collection, sorting, and environmental activities.

Project updates

Team

AP
Abadi PurwadaksinaBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
II
Iis IsyarahBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
DP
Dewi Puspa SuryanitaBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
RS
Ratu Siti NurhalizaBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
AN
Aghniya Nadira Zahrotu NissaBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
RU
RudhiawanBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
SA
Syaira Aulia PutriBSU Mandiri, Indonesia

Donations (7)

RA

Ruth Andrade

$5.00
JH

jafar hamdaoui

$5.00

Anonymous

$10.00

Regenerating Communities Through Circular Waste Systems

Indonesia
Restoration, Education, Community
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BSU Mandiri
Indonesia
Community Group

BSU Mandiri is a community led environmental initiative based in Subangjaya, Sukabumi City, Indonesia, focused on developing a regenerative circular waste system at the neighborhood level. Founded and operated by local residents, BSU Mandiri works with households, youth, community leaders, and waste workers to reduce waste sent to landfill while creating local environmental and social value. Our activities include community based waste collection, material sorting, recyclable recovery, organic waste processing, and environmental education. We currently support waste management activities across several neighborhood areas (RW) in an urban community facing increasing waste and environmental pressures. Our long term vision is to build a community owned regeneration model where organic waste is converted into compost and local resources, recyclable materials are reintegrated into the circular economy, and residents actively participate in environmental stewardship and local resilience.

OP
Open Collective Europe Foundation
Belgium
Nonprofit

Open Collective Europe Foundation is a Belgian public utility foundation that provides fiscal hosting, grantmaking, and transparent fund administration for mission-aligned initiatives across Europe and beyond. We act as a legal and financial intermediary for hosted initiatives, helping them receive and manage funds, process expenses, and operate with strong financial controls while remaining distinct from the foundation itself. Our work supports open, civic, social-impact, and philanthropic projects through accountable infrastructure, transparent reporting, and practical operational support.

Project story

For years, we watched household waste pile up in our neighborhoods in Subangjaya, Sukabumi City, Indonesia. Most organic waste was mixed together and sent to landfill, while recyclable materials often ended up unmanaged or burned. We realized the problem was not only about waste, but also about losing community responsibility for the environment around us.

BSU Mandiri began as a small community initiative led by local residents who wanted to build a more practical and collective solution. Today, we work with households across several neighborhood areas (RW) to separate recyclable and organic waste, recover valuable materials, and reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill.

Our next step is to strengthen a local regenerative system by developing compost processing, organic waste conversion, community sorting infrastructure, and neighborhood based environmental education. We are also preparing small scale urban food growing activities using compost produced from local organic waste.

Within the next 6–12 months, we aim to increase household participation, reduce unmanaged organic waste, and create a cleaner local environment with stronger community involvement. In the long term, we hope this model can become a practical example of community led urban regeneration in densely populated neighborhoods.

This work is driven by local residents, community leaders, waste workers, and volunteers who continue to participate directly in daily collection, sorting, and environmental activities.

Project updates

Team

AP
Abadi PurwadaksinaBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
II
Iis IsyarahBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
DP
Dewi Puspa SuryanitaBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
RS
Ratu Siti NurhalizaBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
AN
Aghniya Nadira Zahrotu NissaBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
RU
RudhiawanBSU Mandiri, Indonesia
SA
Syaira Aulia PutriBSU Mandiri, Indonesia

$85

USD

From 7 donors

$

Activity

RA

Ruth Andrade

$5.00

JH

jafar hamdaoui

$5.00

Anonymous

$10.00

Location

Indonesia

This project is part of

Round 3

Supporting community-led nature projects around the world.

Matching funds provided by

Biome TrustBiome Trust
Naia TrustNaia Trust
Imaginal SeedsImaginal Seeds
Ma Earth FoundationMa Earth Foundation