Dozens of residents in Guntung Village, North Bontang Sub-district participated in the management of household waste into valuable goods for the community organized by PT Kaltim Methanol Industri (KMI) at the village BPU.
Tuesday 7 June 2022, this training is a continuation program of the unique bean waste bank fostered by PT Kaltim Methanol Industri (KMI), in collaboration with the Environmental Service (DLH) in Bontang City, and consultants from Gajah Mada University (UGM). The event was opened by the deputy mayor of Bontang, Mrs. Najirah. This event was attended by members of PT. East Kalimantan Methanol Industry, as well as related stakeholders.
As stated by the Deputy Plant General Manager of PT. East Kalimantan Methanol Industry Mr. Listyawan Adi Pratisto, this activity is a real proof of concern for the community in the company's buffer zone area. In addition to caring for the environment PT. Kaltim Methanol Industry also cares about the economy of the surrounding community. In addition, this program is also in line with the reforestation program being intensified by the government.
As is known, waste management is a problem that often occurs, especially in the household. Lack of awareness and understanding of the importance of processing also has a deep impact on the cleanliness of the surrounding environment. In addition, the lack of technical skills resulted in the waste generated by households being not managed properly. Therefore, PT KMI provides a training program for household waste management to improve the community's economy in Guntung Village. The material presented in this activity is in the form of knowledge and training on how to manage household waste. Pratisto hopes that the initial steps taken by the community in Guntung Village will be able to develop in the future and can be followed by people in other areas in Taman City.
“Then these programs can run with the aim of making changes and land use around the Bontang City community. Where it is hoped that in the utilization and processing of household waste, it can be used as a planting medium and fertilizer and at least can meet household needs and their own needs carried out by the community fostered by PT. East Kalimantan Methanol Industry in Guntung Village. We hope that this training will have an impact on the people of Guntung Village and of course this will later be able to spread and develop so that it can reach all communities in Bontang Municipality.” – said Pratisto.
Representing the Bontang City Government, Wali Najirah appreciated and thanked PT. Kaltim Methanol Industry (KMI) which consistently helps the government through its CSR program. Waste management is currently one of the most important issues in Bontang City, especially in flood-prone areas, including Guntung Village. The reason is that poor waste management can cause an unhealthy environment and can trigger flooding, even though if properly managed household waste can generate rupiah. Therefore, Najirah asked the participants to take this training seriously, so that apart from creating a clean environment, it can also improve the community's economy.
“On behalf of the government of Bontang City, I would like to thank and welcome this training, especially the idea of ​​waste has become an important issue in Bontang City which urgently needs to be used as a solution by processing household waste which is also beneficial for environmental health and for the entire community of Bontang City. By recycling or reprocessing household waste, we turn something that was not useful into something of value.” - said Najirah.
“So we run one of them on clean Friday, where indeed we currently find a lot of garbage in ditches and ditches in Bontang City. Alhamdulillah, on this occasion we can find out how the waste can also be useful, it can be used as rupiah.” - Connect Najirah.
Meanwhile Harry Sulistyo as well as a lecturer at Gajah Mada University (UGM) said that the first step taken to be able to manage household waste was to provide education to the community as was done by PT. Kaltim Methanol Industry (KMI). That way the public will know and be able to sort out the types of waste that can be managed such as plastic, paper, and organic waste, for organic waste it can be managed into compost and can produce larvae eggs. From these maggots, people can get additional income by selling them in the market.
Meanwhile, recyclable waste can be accommodated in the waste bank of each sub-district. Harry hopes that the management of household waste is not limited to this training. But applied seriously in a sustainable manner.
“The public must be educated on how to sort waste. Such as waste aqua bottles, plastic cups, and the can itself. Then the paper waste is also separated. Then, organic waste such as dry leaves and household waste such as vegetables and fruit peels can also be separated. Later, the waste will be collected in a waste bank. So the cans are recycled, reprocessed.” - said Harry.
"Usually, in Java, there is already a reservoir. There was someone who used waste to make compost, they hoped it would be useful. Well, later if you can handle it seriously, the results will have an impact on the yield of the plant and it can be sold, thus making money." - continued Harry.
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