282 World Review of Science, Technology and Sust. Development, Vol. 7, No. 3, 2010 Copyright © 2010 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Evaluation of waste recycling potential in Bandung Municipal Solid Waste Enri Damanhuri* Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering ITB, Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132, Indonesia E-mail: e_damanhuri@ftsl.itb.ac.id *Corresponding author I. Made Wahyu Department of Environmental Engineering ITB, Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132, Indonesia E-mail: wahyu_labb3@yahoo.com Tri Padmi Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering ITB, Jl. Ganesha 10 Bandung 40132, Indonesia E-mail: tpd@bdg.centrin.net.id Abstract: This research is aimed at investigating solid waste recycling potential of Bandung Municipality (Indonesia). Results showed that the estimated MSW generated in Bandung City in 2005 was 1551 tonnes/day (6,332 m 3 /day based on density in handcart) or 0.59 kg/capita-day. The estimated waste recycling and composting by stakeholders have not achieved 8% (weight) from total waste generated. Like in any other major city in developing countries, the informal sectors play an important role in any recovery effort over the usable materials of waste. Recycling activities of these sectors, however, have not achieved 4% of total weight waste generated. Keywords: MSW; municipal solid waste; waste management; waste generation; 3Rs; recycling; composting. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Damanhuri, E., Wahyu, I.M. and Padmi, T. (2010) ‘Evaluation of waste recycling potential in Bandung Municipal Solid Waste’, World Review of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development, Vol. 7, No. 3, pp.282–295. Biographical notes: Enri Damanhuri is a Professor at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). He obtained his Degree of Docteur Ingenieur from University of Paris VII (France) in 1987 in Chemistry of Pollution. His research is focused on alleviating the problems associated with solid and hazardous waste management. He conducted many research projects and published scientific papers related to Indonesian condition of solid and hazardous waste technology and management.