Berkah Waste Bank at Tugu Selatan Officially Operates
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Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by
Reported by Budhi Firmansyah Surapati | Translated by
The Berkah Waste Bank in Tugu Selatan Urban Village, Koja, North Jakarta began operating since the beginning of this week. So far it already has 77 customers.
We have a savings system here whereby every kilogram of plastic waste is valued at Rp 2,000
Tugu Selatan Urban Village Head, Sukarmin explained that this waste bank uses a portion of the urban village's land as a place to sort, clean and store waste.
Sakura Waste Bank in Untung Jawa Island Improves Local Economy"It was made after seeing plastic waste that interferes with water channel function," he expressed, Wednesday (6/19).
Hopefully it could make an economic contribution to citizens as an empowerment program.
"We have a savings system here whereby every kilogram of plastic waste is valued at Rp 2,000," he stated.
