Schools Demanded to Make Waste Bank
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The waste bank program initiated by Jakarta Environment Dept. is not only formed in citizen settlements, but also in school environment.
Waste bank can be made in schools
Its existence in schools can teach students to get used to sorting waste into economic value items.
Jakarta Environment Dept. Head, Isnawa Adji said, all this time, a lot of waste that has economic value such as plastic, paper, bottle, and others.
W. Jakarta Induk Waste Bank Income Reaches Rp 398 B"Waste bank can be made in schools. Students can join through waste bank program," he expressed, Saturday (9/23).
He mentions, it can also be made in another place, market. Considering there is a lot of waste that can still be utilized.
"All this time, waste disposed to the disposal site is not processed," he told.
Isnawa targets, in future, each RW will have waste bank. Thus the number of waste disposed to Bantargebang landfill, Bekasi can be reduced.
