Organic waste that causes global warming

The rest of the food is often neglected, thrown into a trash can is considered to have solved the problem. However, are you aware that the leftovers we produce causes of climate change and global warming? By not spending food, garbage can damage the climate of the world. Indonesia produces food waste reaching 23-48 million tons annually. Data from Citarum Harum said, the source of waste mostly came from households (35.26 percent). The second largest contributor of waste is the market (27.79 percent). This is the center of world attention, because it has become one of the largest donating greenhouse gas heating countries in the world.

Minimal education

Citing articles Garbage Free ID On August 22, 2024 said that the data results of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) in 2024, the number of waste generations in Indonesia reached 73.2 million tons per year, with the composition of organic waste reaching around 62% (KLHK, 2024). Although this figure is slightly increased compared to 2022, the management of organic waste in Indonesia is still not optimal. Most organic waste in Indonesia is still discharged to the Final Processing Site (TPA) without further processing. Only about 15% of the total organic waste is utilized into compost or biogas (Central Statistics Agency, 2024).

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Since childhood, there is rarely teaching about garbage. Starting from throwing garbage, sorting garbage and how to process it. So that many Indonesian people underestimate the problem of waste. When hundreds of years of life without waste education, then become a time bomb. Garbage mountains in many places, many residents who burn garbage as a form of removing garbage in the easiest way. Disposing of garbage in the river is considered normal. Packing garbage on the side of the road or in empty land is felt to be the right thing. So just waiting for time, the earth will be damaged and humans will be sorry.

Dangers of organic waste

Organic waste is waste that comes from the rest of living things, both animals, plants, and humans, which are easily natural. Such as food scraps, animal feces, animal carcasses, broken twigs, leaves falling and so forth. When organic waste is not managed properly, it will damage the environment. By mixing all the waste, the process of organic waste will be hampered.

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The impact, garbage will mount. The unpleasant odor, animal sources of disease came, and the scenery became bad. Reporting from Waste4Change, organic waste produces fluids Lindi dangerous. This liquid can reduce the quality of the soil and water around the garbage. On the other hand, organic waste produces methane gas which will explode at any time.

TAGEDI COURSE LEUWIGAJAH 2005 TPA Explosion

Quoting from Waste4change February 21, 2005, residents around the Leuwigajah TPA were shocked by the explosion of the Garbage Mountain at two o’clock in the morning. As a result of the explosion, a pile of landslide landfills and hoard dozens of houses which are approximately 1 kilometer from, precisely Cilimus Village and Kampung Gunung Aki. Because of that incident, 157 residents were buried in landslides. 8.5 hectares of land owned by residents buried by thousands of ronal ron. This is a bad record in the history of waste management in Indonesia. To commemorate the TPA Leuwigajah tragedy, the government set February 21 as the National Waste Care Day.

Quoting Indonesia.go.id The Leuwigajah explosion was heard up to a radius of 10 kilometers. In just seconds, the mountain of garbage as high as 60 meters and a length of 200 meters collapsed followed by a large roar. Thousands of tons of rubbish rolled up like a landslide freefall covering the village of Cilimus and the Pojok Village disappeared from the map after being swept away by a landslide.

Organic waste solution

Education about the dangers of waste, trash and waste processing, should have been taught early and taught in school. So that awareness of waste will increase and minimize waste deposits. Spending food without removing the remaining is the easiest thing to reduce organic waste.

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However, if the waste of fish, chicken, eggshells, eggshells, fruit skin and residual organic materials that cannot be eaten, there are several ways that can be done. Like, making a biopori hole. Make a soil excavation as deep as one meter and dispose of organic waste into a biopori hole. Can also be made compost, Eco enzymeLove the leftovers that are still worthy of eating to the people around and in need, and finally can provide leftovers to livestock at home.

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Writer: Aulia Rachmatul Umma

Editor: Rara Zaryry