The COVID-19 pandemic has caused most waste recycling activities to be terminated due to several factors, such as concerns about the spread of coronavirus through the collected solid waste. This study investigates the socio-economic impact of the situation of the closed-loop system of solid waste recycling. Several recommendations for tackling this problem are presented in this research. Primary data collection for the waste bank and informal recycling sector was carried out in the eastern part of Surabaya during large-scale social restrictions. In-depth interviews were conducted with waste bank customers, waste bank unit representatives and the informal recycling sector to understand the pandemic’s socio-economic impact on the closed-loop system. Results show that this pandemic has significant impacts on individuals and stakeholders engaged in waste recycling activities. Customers of waste banks, who mostly belong to low-income communities, mentioned that the waste bank closure gave rise to social and economic problems, such as increasing unmanaged solid waste and decreasing income. This result also applied to the informal recycling sector. The government can use the recommendations in this study to generate related policies, such as enforcing the health protocol within solid waste management to keep the recycling system in place and the business alive.

由于多种因素，例如担心冠状病毒通过收集的固体废物传播，COVID-19 大流行已导致大多数废物回收活动终止。本研究调查了固体废物回收闭环系统状况的社会经济影响。本研究提出了一些解决这个问题的建议。在大规模社会限制期间，在泗水东部进行了废物银行和非正规回收部门的主要数据收集。与垃圾银行客户、垃圾银行单位代表和非正规回收部门进行了深入访谈，以了解大流行对闭环系统的社会经济影响。结果表明，这种流行病对从事废物回收活动的个人和利益相关者产生了重大影响。大部分属于低收入社区的垃圾银行客户提到，垃圾银行的关闭引发了社会和经济问题，例如未经管理的固体垃圾增加和收入减少。这一结果也适用于非正规回收部门。政府可以使用本研究中的建议来制定相关政策，例如在固体废物管理中执行健康协议，以保持回收系统的正常运转和企业的活力。这一结果也适用于非正规回收部门。政府可以使用本研究中的建议来制定相关政策，例如在固体废物管理中执行健康协议，以保持回收系统的正常运转和企业的活力。这一结果也适用于非正规回收部门。政府可以使用本研究中的建议来制定相关政策，例如在固体废物管理中执行健康协议，以保持回收系统的正常运转和企业的活力。