Government Programs of Waste Management in Indonesia

#1844148

14 March 2017

Nurtinah eats during her time work break. Nurtinah, 47, a farm worker from Pucang Anom village, Cerme sub-district, Bondowoso district, East Java Province, Indonesia was dreaming to earn more in the city. She left her husband for working as a scavenger in Surabaya in 2012. Her friend Nurul asked her to work as a scavenger in Keputih landfill with income about Rp 2.5 million per month. She lives in a small hut, 2x3 meters, made from used cardboard, plywood, zinc, and plastics near the landfill. She works from 5 am to 5 pm everyday, sorting the garbage that can be recycled between plastic, paper, cans and clothes. She can sell the plastic bottles Rp 3000 per Kg, Rp 1500 for paper and Rp 400 for cans. She sell clothes separately or used them for herself. She burns styrofoam and others materials that cannot be recycled. She was never seriously ill for 4 years, only had itchy or common cough. She sells the recycled waste to a buyer from Madura. This year she can only earns about Rp. 1 million per month. She has no choice. She do not have any other skills and never had formal education before. She could send Rp. 200 thousands to her family in the village every month and the rest to fulfill the daily needs. This is because the government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844152

14 March 2017

A worker puts the garbage into a truck. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844155

14 March 2017

A boy throws the garbage into trash can. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844157

14 March 2017

Workers work in compost house. Compost houses reduce a large amount of waste by primarily targeting organic waste, more than half the amount of municipal solid waste. They produce compost fertilizer and biogas. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844162

14 March 2017

A worker burn a paper by biogas. Compost houses reduce a large amount of waste by primarily targeting organic waste, more than half the amount of municipal solid waste. They produce compost fertilizer and biogas. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844166

14 March 2017

A worker prepares the Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant machine. Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant uses branches and plastics waste to produce electricity. Gasification is solid waste burning process in gasification reactor and converted into methane gas. Filtered by water scrubber and then accommodated in a carbon filter and flowing through a pipeline gas to a generator. The methane gas will be mixed with diesel fuel to turn on the generator. With a mix of methane gas, we can save the use of diesel fuel. Electrical energy produced by the generator will be stored in battery. When electricity is needed, we can simply turn on the switch that is connected to the battery. A gasification machine with the capacity of 80 kg, can produce 4,000 watts of electricity, enough to light some households. But now, only powering compost house and lights park near the gasification reactor. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844171

14 March 2017

A worker prepares the Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant machine. Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant uses branches and plastics waste to produce electricity. Gasification is solid waste burning process in gasification reactor and converted into methane gas. Filtered by water scrubber and then accommodated in a carbon filter and flowing through a pipeline gas to a generator. The methane gas will be mixed with diesel fuel to turn on the generator. With a mix of methane gas, we can save the use of diesel fuel. Electrical energy produced by the generator will be stored in battery. When electricity is needed, we can simply turn on the switch that is connected to the battery. A gasification machine with the capacity of 80 kg, can produce 4,000 watts of electricity, enough to light some households. But now, only powering compost house and lights park near the gasification reactor. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844176

14 March 2017

Workers work in compost house. Compost houses reduce a large amount of waste by primarily targeting organic waste, more than half the amount of municipal solid waste. They produce compost fertilizer and biogas. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844177

14 March 2017

The recycled can be made into artistic craft. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844178

14 March 2017

The recycled can be made into artistic craft. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844179

14 March 2017

A woman records on Bank Sampah saving book. Bank Sampah (Garbage Bank) is a small business unit in neighborhood community operated by volunteer housewives. They collect, sort and buy the non-organic waste from the members. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844180

14 March 2017

A woman writes on Bank Sampah saving book. Bank Sampah (Garbage Bank) is a small business unit in neighborhood community operated by volunteer housewives. They collect, sort and buy the non-organic waste from the members. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844181

14 March 2017

Two women push cart contain of garbage to Bank Sampah. Bank Sampah (Garbage Bank) is a small business unit in neighborhood community operated by volunteer housewives. They collect, sort and buy the non-organic waste from the members. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844182

14 March 2017

A woman shows Bank Sampah saving book. Bank Sampah (Garbage Bank) is a small business unit in neighborhood community operated by volunteer housewives. They collect, sort and buy the non-organic waste from the members. Surabaya Municipality Government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844183

14 March 2017

Nurtinah baths after work as a scavenger. Nurtinah, 47, a farm worker from Pucang Anom village, Cerme sub-district, Bondowoso district, East Java Province, Indonesia was dreaming to earn more in the city. She left her husband for working as a scavenger in Surabaya in 2012. Her friend Nurul asked her to work as a scavenger in Keputih landfill with income about Rp 2.5 million per month. She lives in a small hut, 2x3 meters, made from used cardboard, plywood, zinc, and plastics near the landfill. She works from 5 am to 5 pm everyday, sorting the garbage that can be recycled between plastic, paper, cans and clothes. She can sell the plastic bottles Rp 3000 per Kg, Rp 1500 for paper and Rp 400 for cans. She sell clothes separately or used them for herself. She burns styrofoam and others materials that cannot be recycled. She was never seriously ill for 4 years, only had itchy or common cough. She sells the recycled waste to a buyer from Madura. This year she can only earns about Rp. 1 million per month. She has no choice. She do not have any other skills and never had formal education before. She could send Rp. 200 thousands to her family in the village every month and the rest to fulfill the daily needs. This is because the government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.

#1844184

14 March 2017

Nurtinah washes her clothes after work as a scavenger. Nurtinah, 47, a farm worker from Pucang Anom village, Cerme sub-district, Bondowoso district, East Java Province, Indonesia was dreaming to earn more in the city. She left her husband for working as a scavenger in Surabaya in 2012. Her friend Nurul asked her to work as a scavenger in Keputih landfill with income about Rp 2.5 million per month. She lives in a small hut, 2x3 meters, made from used cardboard, plywood, zinc, and plastics near the landfill. She works from 5 am to 5 pm everyday, sorting the garbage that can be recycled between plastic, paper, cans and clothes. She can sell the plastic bottles Rp 3000 per Kg, Rp 1500 for paper and Rp 400 for cans. She sell clothes separately or used them for herself. She burns styrofoam and others materials that cannot be recycled. She was never seriously ill for 4 years, only had itchy or common cough. She sells the recycled waste to a buyer from Madura. This year she can only earns about Rp. 1 million per month. She has no choice. She do not have any other skills and never had formal education before. She could send Rp. 200 thousands to her family in the village every month and the rest to fulfill the daily needs. This is because the government has developed an effective community education program about waste management start from household to sort between organic and non-organic waste. The programs included Surabaya Green and Clean, Bank Sampah, Compost House, Dry Waste Gasification Power Plant.