Tesis ini membahas tentang Peran Pemberdayaan dan Manfaat Bank Sampah Induk Kota Bandung, Bank Sampah Resik Perusahaan Daerah (PD) Kebersihan Kota Bandung, dalam upaya pengurangan dan penanganan sampah untuk mendukung pembangunan berkelanjutan. Penelitian ini dilakukan menggunakan pendekatan penelitian kualitatif. Metode pengumpulan data melalui wawancara mendalam dan observasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Bank Sampah Resik melakukan berbagai peran dalam mendukung pembangunan berkelanjutan. Pendekatan yang digunakan yakni pendekatan ekonomi, ekologi, dan sosial budaya. Pemberdayaan dilakukan melalui peran dan kemampuan fasilitatif dan edukasional yang dilakukan oleh Bank Sampah Resik. Berbagai macam aktivitas tersebut berkaitan dengan pendekatan paradigma pengelolaan sampah baru yakni Circular Economy. Meskipun belum seluruh strategi Circular Economy dilaksanakan, Bank Sampah Resik sudah mengedukasi masyarakat empat strategi Circular Economy yakni reduce, reuse, recycle dan refuse. Adapun dari keempat strategi tersebut, Bank Sampah Resik telah melaksanakan strategi recycle atau daur ulang. Bank Sampah Resik juga memberikan manfaat yakni manfaat terhadap perkembangan ekonomi, lingkungan, dan sosial dan hal itu berkontribusi pada dimensi sosial dalam pembangunan berkelanjutan yakni poverty reduction, participatory development dan consensus building.

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This thesis discusses the Role of Empowerment and Benefits of the Main(Induk) Waste Bank of Bandung City, the Resik Waste Bank of Bandung City Cleanliness Company, in an effort to reduce and manage waste to support sustainable development. This research was conducted using a qualitative research approach. Methods of collecting data through indepth interviews and observation. The results of the study indicate that the Resik Waste Bank performs various roles in supporting sustainable development. The approaches used are economic, ecological, and socio-cultural approaches. Empowerment is carried out through facilitative and educational roles and capabilities carried out by the Resik Waste Bank. These various activities are related to the new waste management paradigm approach, namely the Circular Economy. Although not all of the Circular Economy strategies have been implemented, the Resik Waste Bank has educated the public on the four Circular Economy strategies, namely reduce, reuse, recycle and refuse. As for the four strategies, the Resik Waste Bank has implemented a recycling strategy. The Resik Waste Bank also provides benefits, namely benefits for economic, environmental, and social development and it contributes to the social dimension of sustainable development, namely poverty reduction, participatory development and consensus building.