The Sehati Waste Bank RW 05, Cipete Selatan Urban Village, Cilandak, South Jakarta gives contribution to solve waste problem through waste sorting.

utilizing inorganic waste to become quite high economic value

Cipete Selatan Urban Village Secretary, Asep Iwan Kurniawan, said RW 05 is the pioneer in collecting the most waste sorting every month. 

"We really appreciate it because the management and residents here are quite united in utilizing inorganic waste to become quite high economic value," he said, Friday (7/5).

Meanwhile, RW 05 Head who is also Sehati Waste Bank Caretaker, Nova Artika, explained weighing at the Sehati Waste Bank is carried out on the first and third weeks of every month.

"We cooperate with Cilandak Sub-district Environment Implementation Unit during the weighing," she explained.

Each weighing can produce an average of one ton of inorganic waste from 60 customers in RW 05 with an economic benefit value of up to Rp 6 million.

"Apart from inorganic waste, we are in the process of planning to process organic waste into products with high economic value, such as fertilizer or handicrafts," she added.