Cool, Unisba Students Manage Campus Waste
Who says Generation Z is fragile and doesn't care about the environment? A number of Bandung Islamic University (Unisba) students who are members of the Clear and Green student activity unit want to deny this.
Clear and Green became active in 2017. Students try to manage waste on campus. They want to contribute to solving the waste problem in Bandung City. Clear and Clean, which consists of 23 students, sorts rubbish on campus. The students separated organic and inorganic waste. The results are no joke. From waste that is processed into compost. Clear and Green sells 1 kilogram of compost for IDR 5,000 and 500 grams for IDR 3,000. The target market is lecturers at Unisba. "We sell this compost fertilizer without using plastic in general, but using bio plastic, plastic made from the juice of tubers. So it is environmentally friendly and can be decomposed in 6-35 months," said the General Chair of the Student Activity Unit (UKM) Clear and Green, Agus Wibowo to Bandung City Public Relations, Thursday 29 February 2024. "In the future, we plan to sell it in the online shop," added Agus, who is also a student at the Faculty of Engineering, Industrial Engineering at Unisba. The compost produced by SMEs is also used to fertilize the plants they manage. There are a number of vegetables grown by Clean and Green in the Unisba campus area. "Hopefully, when the harvest is harvested, it can be cooked for Blessing Friday. So that the results can be felt by all students," he said. According to Agus, waste management can actually open up jobs. The reason is, there is a profit to be made by managing waste. "Trash can be a blessing. It can be a source of money," he admitted. In fact, waste management can also be used as a job opportunity that generates profits, from leftover food it can be used as compost, and making money from waste can be a blessing. Apart from that, Agus and other colleagues want to contribute to the environment. "After graduating, I want to continue to contribute and spread awareness to Indonesian society, especially Bandung City, about good and correct waste management," said Agus. Finally, Agus invites all Generation Z not only to throw away rubbish in the right place but to store rubbish according to its type and reminding them that rubbish can be a blessing. Let's follow the example of our fellow Unisba students. (mis)**
Head of the Bandung City Communication and Information Office
Yayan A. Brilyana
