Leuwigajah and TPS in Lembang landfill garbage avalanche is a tragedy. But behind the tragedy, who knows there lesson. We should be optimistic thinking, Leuwigajah Landfill tragedy may be a turning point in the perspective of the waste processing. Garbage - which has been connoted as a burden, disgusting and smelly - actually we can view as a commodity, the economic value and of course useful.

Convert techniques the waste so worth of goods was mostly done, as well as composting technology is not new. But the lack of compost business development, either because they respect consumers ( farmers) to the compost very low. Imagine if the price Rp. 300/ kg, such as the average price of the sale of the current parties, for example, does not provide economic incentives for producers of compost. Sorting costs at the polling stations and the landfill alone is equivalent to Rp 100, 000, - / ton, that if the ratio of the organic results only contain 30% , so the price was just above break-even at the cost of materials. Not profitable, because the waste as compost material still must be sorted from the garbage, which smelled and mixed. So the cost of producing compost to be expensive.

It is different if the compost is to separate garbage, between the organic and an-organic waste was degraded ( un-gradable) and hazardous waste ( for recycling) . In fact, production costs will be even cheaper when organic waste is delivered voluntarily producing organic waste ( hotels, restaurants, restaurants, communal households as RW) to the location-composting factories. Rubbish which has been separated, the organic-organic ( not degraded) and un-recycle, will significantly reduce the cost of compost production, recycling costs and expenses reuse waste.

Another thing is perceived composting techniques complicated, especially by people in the city. For example, techniques open windrows ( open beds) would require at least land ( 1.5 x 6) m2, should be reversed every 1 week for 1 month, should be closed tarpaulins, must be given various starter materials ( dust, husks, waste saws, etc.) is very difficult to find in the city.

In contrast to the above view, now, at least, has found new and practical techniques using Biophosko composter. Aid appropriate technology makes composting time ( decomposition of organic material) is more rapid, readily available materials and hygienic too. With this new technique, people can process their waste independently and do not cause casualties from the landfill longsornya as has happened in Leuwigajah. Now the townspeople could trash independent producers to manage their trash home and a broader scale of RT, a RW or a housing complex and each hotel and restaurant. Even the garbage can be processed into fertilizer at a certain scale as a business. Use of Rotary Kiln capacity from 3 m3 to 6 m3 / batch production have made the return ( pay back period) that quickly just under 1 year, with the level of investment returns ( IRR) is adequate for a pro-investment environment.

Do not waste discharged to the living, and the residents near masyaakat Landfill. Use various tools and materials provided the appropriate technology in a variety of gardening articles options.

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