Conceptual model of maggot black soldier fly (BSF) business and waste bank: A system dynamics approach.

This paper discusses a business of Maggot BSF production and waste bank in a municipal household waste management using the System Dynamics approach. Household waste consists of organic and non-organic waste. The Maggot BSF can be produced from organic waste, while a waste bank is built to manage the non-organic waste. The production of the Maggot BSF involves many interrelated variables so that System Dynamics is chosen to describe it. This study aims to develop a conceptual model of Maggot BSF business and waste bank by adopting System Dynamics to describe the trade-offs among the related variables. The research method is descriptive analytics. The output of this study is a conceptual model which is constructed from the existing phenomena of the Maggot BSF and the waste bank business process. The conceptual model is shown in a Causal Loop Diagram (CLD). The structure of the CLD consists of variables of demand, Maggot BSF production, production costs, revenue, and profit. The result shows that the developed conceptual model consists of 4 reinforcing loops and 3 balancing loops. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]