East Jakarta Environment (LH) Sub-agency launched eco-enzyme production at Padepokan Restu Bumi, Komplek Perumahan Kebersihan Ciracas, Friday (10/15). This activity was attended by 10 sub-district LH units through collaboration with Pelda Ketut Budianto, member of Dukuh Urban Village Babinsa, Kramat Jati.

Eco-enzyme will be produced massively to reduce waste volume

East Jakarta LH Sub-agency Head, Wadah Rudianto mentioned, eco-enzyme will be produced massively to reduce waste volume. Besides, eco-enzyme is a multipurpose fermented liquid that is useful for cleaning purposes, including washing clothes.

Later, his side will coordinate with local urban villages and sub-districts to produce eco-enzyme in their offices.

"Eco-enzyme can be used to replace chemicals at home. It is multipurpose liquid, it can be used for mopping, washing clothes and household furniture, replacing porstex and other chemical agents," he said.

According to him, trial for making eco-enzyme was carried out on a massive scale and it is hoped that eco-enzyme throughout East Jakarta can be harvested within three months.

Pelda Ketut Budianto explained how to make eco-enzyme. He put 10 liters water in plastic container, then mixed with one kilogram brown sugar or molasses and three kilograms of vegetable and fruit waste, such as fruit skin. But it is not allowed to use dry and hard fruit skins, such as durian, snakefruit, jackfruit, and mangosteen because it will cause eco-enzyme to have unpleasant smell.

"Container used for making eco-enzyme must be made of plastic because it produces acid. If you use canned or iron material, it will rust, and if you use glass it can break," he stated.

The container must be tightly closed in order to prevent bacteria from entering eco-enzyme. In closed condition, it takes three months to ferment.

In the first month, liquid will produce alcohol, then acid on the second month, and eco-enzyme in third months. Because it contains of gas, container must be closed tightly and not opened. Because there is high pressure from the gas, the lid can open on its own.

"To prevent the lid of container from opening, we must placed heavy object on top of it," he conveyed.