VOI - Voice of Indonesia | RRI - Radio Republik Indonesia

A group of non-government organization –the Green Team of West Bangka, Bangka Belitung Province tries the process of organic waste by using worm.

Initiator of the Green, Arie Kurniadi told Antara News Agency in Muntok, Bangka Belitung on Sunday that the trials have been conducted for a few months and the results are quite encouraging. The team expects that in the future, the environmentally friendly patterns can be developed by residents and other groups so that the organic waste can be jointly controlled.

Arie Kurniadi also remarked that the pattern of decomposition of organic waste by using worm has been done in several locations in Java, and has been proven to control the buildup of household waste. In addition to being able to decompose organic waste quickly, the dirt worm also has high economic value because it is used as organic compost.

Arie Kurniadi added that his team tries to develop organic waste processing on a larger scale. Garbage is obtained from members of the Green Team which currently reaches around 350 households. Of the 350 registered households, the Green Team manages to control approximately 0.6 tons of household waste per day.

Initially, the Green Team established on January 10, 2018 only consisted of about 100 households in Sungaidaeng, Muntok. But now, the number of its members continues to grow to 350 scattering across Sungaidaeng, Sungaibaru, Tanjung, Airbelo and Belolaut Villages in Bangka Belitung.

Arie is optimistic that the pattern of waste control that is developed will have an impact on the preservation of the environment while providing positive benefits for the welfare of the community. He said that besides being able to control the garbage independently, the Green Team targets in the future can also contribute to the development of agro-tourism that is educative and healthy.

That’s My Indonesia!