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Home Waste Management: The Real Quick and Easy Method

Hyundai Motorstudio Senayan Park 2022.05.24
Home Waste Management: The Real Quick and Easy Method
Garbage is one of the things that causes problems in the environment and if it is allowed to continue it will definitely have a negative impact. What is trash? So waste is unwanted residual material after a process ends.

Even garbage can also cause disease, that's why we must know how to manage waste so that waste that was previously useless becomes more useful for everyday life.

Actually it is not difficult to manage waste, as long as it is accompanied by persistence and patience in managing it so that waste can have usefulness. Until now, there have been many cities in the world (including cities in Indonesia) that manage waste in collaboration with other parties.

In addition to working with other parties, we can also manage waste in a simple way. For example, managing waste at home. With waste management at home, it will certainly be easier and have a huge impact on your home environment as well.

How to Manage Garbage at Home


At this point you will find out what are simple ways to be able to manage waste at home. Here are ways that you can try, including:

1. Take waste management


The first way you have to do is to take a waste measurement. Know the increasing volume of waste generated from your home. Start by noting the type and amount of waste produced. 

This activity can be used as a visual assessment and a quick estimate in measuring the amount of waste per week. When you take this measurement, you will realize which waste really should be thrown into the landfill.

2. Reduce


TPA is indeed very important, but there are several things you need to pay attention to before throwing garbage into the TPA, including the following:

  • Can you reduce wastage by the way you procure goods and services or by changing operations?
  • Can other people also use the waste material generated from your home?
  • What type of material (garbage) do you want to dispose of?

3. Do recycling


We can reduce the volume of waste by recycling. In fact, recycling itself is one of the simplest ways to manage waste at home and that can be done by anyone.

Is there a lot of garbage in your house that is still worth recycling? Try it right now. Here's an example:

Turning organic waste into fertilizer

  • Turn used bottles into pots for plants
  • Turn used cardboard into a beautiful craft that is more useful
  • Clothes that are still used can be turned into a bag or a doormat
  • Turning used plastic instant food into shopping bags

4. Garbage collection service


You can also find out about the retribution fees that will be managed by the garbage collection service. Don't forget to find out about what you can do to recycle and what options you can choose.

5. Separate trash


The last way to manage waste at home is to separate waste. This is very important because it ensures that the waste is properly separated for recycling.

Place the waste which is organic and inorganic, which organic waste can be used as fertilizer, while inorganic waste can be recycled.

6. Replace the plastic trash with cardboard/newspaper


One way to manage waste at home that you can apply is to replace the plastic waste mats into newspapers or cardboard. That way, it can reduce the use of plastic. In addition, newspapers or cardboard are more easily decomposed by the soil.

Benefits of Good and Correct Waste Management


After knowing what the methods are through the discussion above, we will now explain the benefits of good and correct waste management, including:

1. Save energy


Waste that is processed can become new energy and can also save the energy we need. For its own energy such as compost, fuel, and so on.

2. Reduce pollution


Pollution is a big problem in a number of countries in the world, including Indonesia. Excessive use of natural resources (SDA) can increase pollution rates and cause global warming.

To reduce existing pollution, do land management so that our earth is getting better and reduces global warming.

3. Save SDA (Natural Resources)


The next benefit of waste management from discussing how to manage waste at home is that it can save existing natural resources, so that materials found in nature can also be better maintained. For example, tissue paper and book paper made from trees can cause forest damage.

4. Economical


With creativity, perseverance, and patience, the trash that was previously underestimated will turn into something more useful. So that not only produce attractive goods but also the costs incurred will be less. We will feel this if we use waste into goods with high selling value.

5. Save Money


And the last one is saving money. As is known, money is really needed by humans to buy various needs and desires. For people who know how to manage waste, they can also feel the positive impact, such as saving on expenses.

For example, the cost of buying a new mat, by managing your existing used clothes, you can have a new mat without spending any money.

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