Prigi Arisandi
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6 Sep 2006
Environmental Education for Children to Promote Sustainable River Management in East Java, Indonesia
The water quality of the Surabaya River, in East Java, Indonesia, is very poor because of human pollution. This project seeks to encourage local people to make vermicompost from their own waste and thereby improve their local environment.
Student taking wastewater from the MSG factory outlet.
Many people living near Surabaya River still use the river as a mechanism for house and human waste disposal. Water quality of Surabaya River is being continually degraded because of lack of public awareness of the impact of such waste disposal. However 80% of the house waste is organic matter that can be used to make compost, so this project seeks to encourage composting, which will ultimately reduce the amount of house waste disposed in the river and help to improve water quality.
The boat that we used to sailing Surabaya river, The Last River.
The team's objectives are:
- To train people in making the vermicompost
- To reduce the organic pollution from domestic waste
- To increase the income of local people through building their knowledge and skill in making vermicompost from their own waste.