JAKARTA. Masalah kerusakan lingkungan terutama akibat membuang sampah sembarangan menjadi masalah budaya yang kecil, tapi berdampak besar bagi bangsa Indonesia. RZ bersama Komunitas Lingkungan berupaya melestarikan lingkungan bersama warga di kelurahan Cilincing, Jakarta utara.
Upaya mengayomi masyarakat untuk pilah sampah dan selanjutnya dikumpulkan untuk di jual atau sebagian didaur ulang menjadi barang yang bernilai ekonomis, seperti bungkus kopi yang disulap menjadi tas belanja yang cantik dan gelas plastik mineral yang menjadi hiasan rumah yang manis.
Masyarakat kelurahan Cilincing khususnya para ibu mengerjakan kreativitas ini di sela-sela waktu kosong setelah mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah tangganya. “Alhamdulillah semenjak bergabung menjadi binaan RZ, saya bisa mengisi waktu kosong saya dengan membuat tas dari bungkus mie seusai mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah,” ibu Lilis (38 thn) salah seorang binaan RZ. (31/05).***
Newsroom/Nurdin
Jakarta
JAKARTA. In many Indonesia’s major cities or suburban areas, waste becomes one of main environmental problems that have to be solved immediately. Therefore to create a comfortable and clean environment, each people must have a high awareness on the importance of preserving environment. In addition, they have to create an effective waste management system.
One of area that has applied an effective household waste management system is Cilincing Village, North Jakarta. Since 2014, RZ regularly campaigns clean and healthy lifestyle though the implementation of waste bank in Cilincing. Through this program, RZ introduces 3 basic waste management procedures namely Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (3R) to local people there.
RZ also introduced the types of waste, how to sort, manage, and sell them. In addition, they are also able to earn additional income by selling waste to collector of producing valuable product through waste recycle.
Nowadays, waste management system has successfully empowered Cilincing because many local people here especially its’ housewife who spend their time by recycling inorganic waste into various interesting souvenir such as shopping bag and ornament. ***
Newsroom/Nurdin
Jakarta
