Using Waste to Pay for Water, Electricity
Residents of Kunciran, Tangerang, Banten, no longer neglect their household waste problem. Creative and environmentally aware, they convert their garbage and use it to earn money to pay for electricity.
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City workers try to push garbage toward the riverbank of the West Canal in Tanah Abang, Jakarta, on Tuesday (4/12/2018) before heavy equipment is used to lift it out of the water. Some of the garbage that has been dumped into the river is household waste, including plastic and styrofoam.
Residents of Kunciran, Tangerang, Banten, no longer neglect their household waste problem. Creative and environmentally aware, they convert their garbage and use it to earn money to pay for electricity.
Residents of neighborhood unit (RT) 001, community unit (RW) 001, in Kunciran subdistrict, Pinang district, Tangerang municipality, Banten, are united behind the Gawe Rukun waste bank that helps them turn their household waste into a source of income. All of them now sort their garbage at their own homes.