Duri Kepa Urban Village Processes Organic Waste Into Compost

Duri Kepa Urban Village, Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta manages various types of organic waste into quality compost.

It reduces volume of waste disposed to Bantar Gebang TPA

According to Duri Kepa Urban Village Head, Marhali, activity to process organic waste into compost has been carried out by PPSU personnel since last year. People's demand for this compost is very high, so it can have economic value.

"It reduces volume of waste disposed to Bantar Gebang TPA," he added, Saturday (10/9).

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In making compost, his party received help from PPSU officers to collect leaves from trees pruning. Leaves are shredded by machine and then put into three 1.5 meter hollow containers. Then closed tightly for two months while occasionally watering.

The compost is packaged in five kilogram plastic sacks which are sold for Rp 15,000.

"We have once produced one ton of compost. Income from selling compost can be used to increase PPSU personnel's salary," he mentioned.