Pramuka Island in the Seribu Islands is one of the new tourist destinations in DKI Jakarta Province. But rubbish is scattered here.
However, the problem of plastic waste on the island has recently begun to slowly be resolved. This is thanks to the efforts of Mahariyah Sandri, a woman who drives the Green Literacy House environment.
Together with his community, since 2006 he has been fighting to fight waste on Pramuka Island. Previously, waste from here was usually transported to the Bantar Gebang landfill.
Mahariyah Sandri revealed that actually the waste in the Seribu Islands is waste from the first place, from the first appearance, so it can still be relatively managed.
“Along with other residents, he thinks that the waste on Thousand Islands should be finished, without having to go to Bantar Gebang,” he said further.
Pyrolysis machine supports residents’ efforts
Since the last two years, the Green Literacy House Community has received assistance in the form of three pyrolysis machines. This machine is able to turn plastic waste into fuel.
The simple explanation is that pyrolysis is a chemical decomposition process using heating without oxygen. There are several questions regarding this system, including whether it can be operated easily, as well as the impact of the smoke it produces.
Komarullah, a member of the Green Literacy House Community, explained that there are actually no difficulties using the machine. “From these 3 generations, it’s really fun to operate. “It’s very manual, so so far there haven’t been any problems,” said Komarullah.
About 4% of the gas produced from this process can also be used as an energy source. Even though the waste is heated, the use of a pyrolysis machine does not produce any smoke at all. Garbage is burned in a closed manner and without oxygen.
Catch fish while cleaning the sea
Mahariyah Sandri revealed that the fishermen involved in the waste collection community are called Eco Rangers. “There are only 16 fishermen caught in total, so every time they go to sea, while they are fishing, they take rubbish from the sea and then deposit it at a collection point.” So, they independently maintain the sea while taking the fish.
They hope that this project can be introduced to other areas, so that more plastic waste can be processed into fuel. What is the response and support from local fishermen
Ahmad Aulia, who works as a fisherman, said that finding rubbish was easy. From the trash he collects, he gets 2-3 liters of diesel. The oil is also good, it is also economical on the engine.
Pramuka Island, with a population of around 2000 people, proves that pyrolysis-based ecosystem protection and efforts to use plastic waste into something valuable cannot only be done in big cities.
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