From Waste Become Tables and Asbestos

A lot of garbage that can be processed into ready-made ​​goods. Type of garbage that can be processed is aseptic garbage, that is garbage of beverage product packs that looks like a half paper and a half aluminum foil.

Aseptic garbage (Image:Trashbasher)

One of the companies that manages the aseptic garbage is Kotak Foundation. Products that produced from recycled aseptic garbage is tables, chairs, asbestos or partition and paper.

"Within a week, we were able to collect 15 tons of aseptic garbage," said Iman Firmansyah.

Each week, 15 tons of aseptic garbage collected from 20 landfills in 17 fields in the city of Bandung by Kontak Foundation. Garbage that bought from scavengers at a price of 750 rupiahs per kilogram.

Aseptic garbage processed in factory (Image:Trashbasher)

Aseptic garbage that collected then processed in the factory, Then molded into tables, chairs, asbestos or partition.

"Asbestos that produced from aseptic material is more flexible. If it is leaking, it can easily patched just by heating it. Unlike the general asbestos which causing dust that is harmful to health," he explained.

Besides specialized in garbage recycling, Kontak Foundation also cultivate the field of environmental education and health. Currently, the foundation has 12 employees. They are working with number of schools to socialize the waste sorting.

Currently, Kotak Foundation works together with SMA (Senior High School)10, SMP (Junior High School)11 and SMP 48. After socializing how to sort garbage, then foundation will buy the garbage which sorted by students.