Complexity of waste management makes this problem can not resolved in short-term. Therefore, to resolved this problem in the long-term, needs community participation. Based on that, this article aims to indentified factors that influence the level of individual participation regarding waste disposal. Results survey of Indonesian Family Life Survei was used as data source. 25,000 respondents were used as samples. The waste score is significant related with individual participation score. The years of schooling have positive impact to the repondent waste. Individual enthusiasm and participation on social activities held on their environment will also raise their waste score, such as local meetings, village rehabilitation, youth group activities, religious activities, and family prosperity training. Therefore, community empowerment can be as one effort to resolve the complexity of waste management. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.