Kotabaru's KPP Tegalrejo successfully managing waste

Kotabaru, S Kalimantan (ANTARA) - The Utilization and Empowerment Group (KPP) for reducing, reusing, recycling waste site (TPS3R) Rejo Lestari in Tegalrejo Village, Kelumpang Hilir Sub-district, Kotabaru District, won the best in South Kalimantan.

The South Kalimantan Regional Settlement Infrastructure Agency (BPPW) of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing's Directorate General of Cipta Karya has awarded the KPP of Rejo Lestari TPS3R as the Best Practice Operation.

Chairman of KPP Rejo Lestari Mashudi, who received the award in Banjarmasin last Monday, was grateful for the award and appreciation, that it was considered successful in managing the waste.

"Alhamdulillah (praise be to Allah), we were accompanied by the village-owned enterprise (BUMDes) Pesona Rejo Jaya from the beginning to finally getting the best in South Kalimantan," he said as reported on Friday.

For the operation of the 3R disposal, his party utilizes contributions from the community, besides they get additional from the sales of used cardboard, iron, and aluminum.

"In the future, we will cooperate with Indocement, we will press reduce, hopefully, it will run smooth and Indocement will buy our waste," he said in a press release.

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Head of Waste Division of the Environment Agency H Adi Noryanto said that Kotabaru has three TPS3R, namely Tegalrejo, Sungai Taib, and Sidomulyo.

"Tegalrejo and Sidomulyo took part in the competition. Alhamdulillah TPS3R Tegalrejo won the award," he said.

According to Adi, what caused them to win the award was that waste management was carried out independently from domestic waste or public waste to the final disposal, there is almost no government intervention.

"Rejo Lestari serves approximately 500 households, while the garbage they collect is 1 to 1.5 tons per day," he expounded.

Currently, said Adi, there is the assistance of IDR600 million from the Ministry that is allocated for physical building and other infrastructure.

While the role of the local government is in the form of supervision. "Next year we will allocate IDR100 million for them and we will ask them what they need with the fund and we will buy them," he said.

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