From Rubbish to Something

As we all know, waste is one of the big problems in the big city like Jakarta. We at least produce 2 baskets of rubbish in a week. So, imagine how it could be if all houses in Jakarta produce waste just like that in a month, in a year, and then years. The waste piles up into one and becomes a giant mountain.

Hey, wake up! That is not in our imagination no more. It is there already! Take a look at Bantar Gebang. You will find a giant mountain full of waste. Thing is this giant mountain brings about the stinky air because of the methane gas it produces. I can’t even imagine how the people still survive there. For the worse, it also makes the Ozone becomes thinner. So, that’s why our land now becomes hotter than ever.

Actually, this methane gas would not be produced if the waste wasn’t mixed between the organic (rice, vegetables, fruit, etc) and the non-organic (plastics, cans, etc). But the problem doesn’t stop only for separating the waste. The waste will still be the giant mountain if we do not act deeper to decrease it. How to decrease our waste if we already separate the waste into organic and non-organic? The answer is we can recycle and reuse it. We can decrease the organic waste into compost and we also can make beautiful things from the non-organic waste.

Recycling the organic waste

We can make compost with “Takakura Basket”. This method was introduced first in Japan from the scientist named Takakura. It is easy.

1. First we need to have the basket, "Takakura Basket". This is what it looks like:

2. Before we do anything to the basket, we need to pile up some husks and cover it with microorganism liquid. After that, put this husk to a net bag. We need also to cover the inside basket with cartoons and cover it with microorganism liquid. Put in a little a bit of compost to the basket and there you go with the rubbish (the organic one).

3. Cover up the rubbish with the net bag full of husks and then with a stocking.

  
4. After that, close the basket and wait for 2 weeks for the result.










Then, there you go with your own organic compost! Easy, right?


Recycling the non-organic waste

This one is kind of hard to be recycled, so we need to reuse it. We have to use our creativity on it. I will give you an example. We can make those beautiful vases you see above. If you have bottles that you do not use anymore, you can make these things. First, you can cover the outer side of the bottle with glue than put on egg skin (that you already washed before) on it. Then, make it looks attractive with putting some color over it. That’s it! 

References:

• All of this knowledge I found when I entered "The Rock 'n Gree Tour" event on one of the subject I took (Environmental Education). So, thanks for SIMPONI (Sindikat Musik Penghuni Bumi) for sharing it to us!
• http://www.keranjangtakakura.blogspot.com/