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Thursday, December 24, 2020

Bioeconomy Model untuk Indonesia

Ketika Eropa mentargetkan bioeconomy-nya bisa menggerakkan ekonomi sebesar € 2 trilyun (34.000 trilyun rupiah atau 17 kali APBN Indonesia) dengan menyerap 20 juta tenaga kerja dan lebih khususnya Belanda yang luasnya kurang lebih seukuran Jawa Timur mentargetkan € 2,6-3 milyar (sekitar 50 trilyun rupiah) dengan bioeconomy-nya, Indonesia sebagai negara tropis, tanah yang luas dan subur seharusnya bisa mendongkrak ekonominya juga dengan bioeconomy. 

Pendekatan dan model bioeconomy yang dikembangkan Indonesia bisa saja berbeda dengan yang dilakukan di Eropa dan di Belanda, karena potensi alamnya dan karakteristik penduduknya juga tidak sama. 

Dengan penduduk mayoritas muslim sudah seharusnya Indonesia mengembangkan banyak model-model bioeconomy yang sejalan dengan nilai Islam. Hal ini karena bioeconomy juga akan terkait terkait masalah pangan dan sandang yang dalam Islam sangat jelas terkait dengan masalah halal haram. Bukan hanya itu tentu model tersebut juga dioptimasi sehingga bisa semaksimal mungkin membawa kemakmuran umat dan memberi solusi pada sejumlah masalah besar yang dihadapi. 

Ekonomi Islam yang belum menjadi mainstream di negeri mayoritas Islam adalah salah satu masalah besar tersebut. Dengan banyak melakukan syirkah dan wakaf sejumlah peluang-peluang besar dalam era bioeconomy bisa dengan mudah ditangkap dan dioptimalkan.

Dengan iklim tropis, tanah luas, subur dan curah hujan tinggi, pengembangan kebun energi untuk produksi wood pellet, peternakan domba, peternakan lebah madu dan produksi arang dengan pyrolysis adalah salah satu model bioeconomy yang bisa dikembangkan. 

Pyrolysis selain menghasilkan arang juga menghasilkan syngas yang bisa dikonversi menjadi listrik. Listrik berguna untuk menjalankan unit pyrolysis tersebut dan juga produksi wood pelletnya. Limbah pabrik sawit seperti tandan kosong kelapa sawit maupun limbah perkebunan kelapa sawit yakni pelepah bisa digunakan untuk bahan baku pyrolysis tersebut. 

Sampah kota juga bisa dijadikan bahan baku untuk pirolisis tersebut. Jika tidak maka sejumlah atau sebagian kayu dari panen kebun energi bisa digunakan untuk bahan baku pyrolysis tersebut. Produk lainnya dari pyrolysis yakni arang, biooil dan pyroligneous acid (liquid smoke). 

Semua produk tersebut memiliki nilai ekonomi yang tinggi dan bisa diupgrade untuk menjadi sejumlah produk turunan. Seberapa panjang mata rantai industri juga tergantung dari keekonomian industri tersebut. Semakin panjang rantai industri semestinya akan memberi nilai tambah semakin besar dan kontribusi yang besar juga pada bioeconomy. 

Bagaimana bisa merealisasikan bioeconomy model di atas? Tentu pekerjaan besar untuk merealisasikan bioeconmy model tersebut karena mengintegrasikan beberapa unit sehingga menjadi siklus tertutup. Entry point bisa dimulai dari salah satu unit bisnis yang lebih mudah dilakukan. 

Penggembalaan domba atau Penggembalaan domba dan sapi (mixed grazing) bisa jadi entry point termudah, karena bagi umat Islam juga mendukung untuk penegakan syar'i at Islam, yakni syar'i at qurban setiap 10 Dzulhijah. 

Selain itu juga berarti akan meningkatkan produksi daging dalam negeri. Penggembalaan rotasi (rotation grazing) adalah pola penggembalaan yang efektif dan efisien, apalagi dibandingkan pola penggembalaan tradisional, yakni penggembalaan kontinyu (continous grazing).  

Setelah penggembalaan tersebut, selanjutnya diikuti dengan produksi wood pellet dari kebun energi, yang limbah daun-daunnya yang juga kaya kandungan protein juga akan sebagai pakan tambahan bagi hewan-hewan ternak tersebut. Kotoran ternak dari kandangnya bisa digunakan untuk pupuk di kebun energi, sedangkan padang penggembalaan sendiri telah mendapatkan pupuk sewaktu penggembalaan dilakukan di area tersebut. 

Terakhir yakni mengintegrasikan unit pyrolysis yang tujuan utamanya untuk produksi listrik untuk mencukupi operasinal pabrik wood pellet. Mata rantai industri bisa dikembangkan lebih panjang dengan menggunakan bahan baku (feedstock) dari hasil samping proses pyrolysis tersebut. 

Ketika model ini bisa dibuat dan terbukti memberi keuntungan dan manfaat yang besar, maka selanjutnya model tersebut tinggal diperbanyak dan diperbesar. Ketika hand phone layar sentuh pertama kali dikenalkan maka banyak pihak yang skeptis dan mencemooh konsep tersebut untuk bisa digunakan secara masal, tetapi hari ini sebagian besar hand phone dan gadget menggunakan layar sentuh untuk mengoperasikannya. 

Orang-orang baru tertarik dan berbondong-bondong menjadi follower ketika telah melihat bukti. Tetapi siapa yang mau menjadi pioneer dan memberi bukti kepada orang-orang itu? Tentu bukan orang sembarangan dan hanya sangat sedikit orang yang mau dan mampu melakukannya. Steve Jobs, menunjukkan bahwa handphone layar sentuh Apple bisa handal digunakan dan memberi bukti bagi orang-orang. Ungkapan Steve Jobs yang terkenal yakni

“ People do not know what they want until you show it to them – masyarakat tidak tahu apa yang mereka inginkan sampai Anda tunjukkan kepada mereka !”.

Contoh di dunia perkebunan akan lebih dekat dengan bioeconomy model. Ketika Belanda membawa empat biji sawit lalu tumbuh menjadi pohon sawit lalu dibuatlah perkebunan kecil, lalu semakin luas karena banyak ditiru dan dikembangkan ke banyak tempat. Kondisi tersebut terjadi karena usaha tersebut bisa membuktikan memberi keuntungan menarik. 

Demikian juga dengan pengembangan bioeconomy. Semakin terbukti memberi keuntungan dan manfaat lebih baik, tentu semakin menarik untuk diterapkan dan dikembangkan ke banyak lokasi, bahkan tidak hanya di Indonesia saja tetapi bisa juga di Malaysia dan khususnya negara-negara muslim lainnya. 


Sumber :

http://inovasibiomasa.blogspot.com/2018/04/bioeconomy-model-untuk-indonesia.html

Bioeconomy in the Circular Economy

Bukan Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar! Mathieu Flamini Pesepakbola Terkaya di Bumi

Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, atau Neymar da Silva Santos Junior boleh saja menjadi pesepakbola dengan bayaran terbesar di dunia. Tapi, mereka bukanlah yang terkaya. Predikat itu justru menjadi milik Mathieu Flamini. Kok bisa?

Flamini baru saja pensiun sebagai pemain pada 2019 setelah membela Getafe sepanjang musim 2018/2019. Getafe menjadi klub kelima gelandang berkebangsaan Prancis tersebut sepanjang karier profesional.

Tapi, selama ini orang lebih mengenal Flamini sebagai salah satu legenda Arsenal. Flamini bergabung dengan Arsenal pada 23 Juli 2004. The Gunners membayar Olympique Marseille 480.000 euro dan segera setelahnya menjalani debut pada 15 Agustus 2004 melawan Everton.

Selama bermain untuk The Gunners, Flamini dikenal sebagai tandem sehati Cesc Fabregas di lini tengah. Dia adalah orang yang membuat Gilberto Silva terlempar dari starting line-up. Flamini juga membantu Arsenal menjuarai Piala FA (2004/2005, 2013/2014, 2014/2015), Community Shield (2014), serta runner-up Liga Champions (2005/2006).

"Arsenal ada di hati saya dan mereka (fans) akan ada di hati saya selamanya. Saya akan selalu menjadi penggemar Arsenal dan pergi itu tidak mudah," kata Flamini, dilansir Sky Sports, saat meninggalkan Arsenal menuju AC Milan pada musim panas 2008.

Lima tahun di Milan, Flamini juga menjadi pemain penting di lini tengah. Dia bermain ketika I Rossoneri diperkuat David Beckham dan Filippo Inzaghi. Hasilnya, Flamini membantu Milan mendapatkan Scudetto 2010/2011.

Meski hanya mendapatkan 1 piala, keputusan bermain di Milan mengubah peruntungan Flamini seumur hidup. Di Italia, dia bertemu Pasquale Granata. Bekerjasama dengan University of Pisa, Granata dan Flamini mendirikan GF Biochemicals pada 2008. Nama perusahaan itu diambil dari "Granata" dan "Flamini".

"Saat itu, dia (Pasquale Granata) sudah tertarik dengan masalah perubahan iklim dan kami sangat ingin melakukan sesuatu. Jadi, setelah bertemu dengan seorang ilmuwan, kami bersama-sama mengembangkan bioteknologi ini," kata Flamini ketika berbicara dengan BBC pada 2016.

Apa GF Biochemicals? Itu adalah perusahaan biokimia. Mereka adalah organisasi pertama di dunia yang mampu memproduksi Asam Levulinat secara massal. Asam Levulinat atau yang dikenal sebagai 4-oxopentanoic adalah senyawa organik dengan rumus kimia CH3C(O)CH2CH2CO2H.

Asam Levulinat diklasifikasikan sebagai asam keto. Padatan kristal putih ini larut dalam air dan pelarut organik polar. Ini berasal dari degradasi selulosa dan merupakan prekursor potensial untuk biofuel, seperti etil levulinat. Senyawa ini pertama kali dibuat oleh ahli kimia Belanda, Gerardus Johannes Mulder, dengan memanaskan fruktosa dan asam klorida. Tapi,  Asam Levulinat belum mencapai penggunaan komersial dalam volume yang signifikan.

Produksi komersial pertama Asam Levulinat dimulai oleh A.E. Statey pada 1940-an. Lalu, pada 1953, Quaker Oats mengembangkan proses berkelanjutan untuk produksi Asam Levulinat. Selanjutnya, pada 1956 diidentifikasi sebagai bahan kimia platform dengan potensi tinggi. Kemudian, pada 2004 Departemen Energi AS (US DoE) mengidentifikasi Asam Levulinat sebagai salah satu dari 12 bahan kimia platform potensial dalam konsep biorefinery.

Banyak konsep untuk produksi Asam Levulinat secara komersial didasarkan pada teknologi asam kuat. Proses dilakukan secara terus menerus pada tekanan dan suhu tinggi.

Lignoselulosa adalah bahan awal yang murah. Asam levulinat dipisahkan dari katalis asam mineral dengan ekstraksi. Asam levulinat dimurnikan dengan destilasi. GF Biochemicals memulai produksi komersial Asam Levulinat pada 2015 dengan skala produksi 2.000 MT/a di Caserta, Italia.

Asam Levulinat digunakan sebagai prekursor untuk obat-obatan, plasticizer, dan berbagai zat aditif lainnya. Asam Levulinat juga digunakan di industri kosmetik dan parfum. Senyawa ini juga mulai banyak digunakan di industri rokok untuk mengurangi kadang nikotin dalam tembakau.

Dengan Asam Levulinat, industri akan semakin ramah lingkungan karena mengurangi penggunaan bahan bakar fosil. Sehingga, pada 2017, GF Biochemicals mengumumkan membangun penyulingan bioteknologi selulosa di AS, bekerja sama dengan perusahaan bioteknologi lokal, American Process.

"Ini akan membantu mengurangi pencemaran udara. Asam ini memiliki potensi kuat karena bereaksi persis seperti minyak bumi, yang berarti dapat menggantikan bahan bakar minyak," ucap Flamini.

Flamini juga merupakan bagian dari tim yang menciptakan BIOCIRCE (Bioeconomy in the Circular economy). Itu gelar master pertama di Eropa yang didedikasikan untuk mempromosikan pendidikan bioekonomi. Ini diluncurkan bekerja sama dengan salah satu bank di Italia, Intesa Sanpaolo, Novamont (produsen bioplastik), dan University of Napoli

Selain itu, Flamini juga ikut mendirikan The BioJournal. Itu adalah majalah digital pertama di dunia yang didedikasikan sepenuhnya untuk dunia bioteknologi dan kelestarian lingkungan, yang dikelola oleh jurnalis lingkungan Italia, Mario Bonaccorso.

"Saya sangat beruntung. Untuk operasi sehari-hari kami memiliki tim yang sangat kuat di lapangan yang berasal dari perusahaan kimia yang sangat besar. Kami punya 80 pegawai yang langsung bekerja untuk kami dan 400 lainnya terkait dengan perusahaan kami. Saya lebih fokus pada strategi perusahaan," ungkap Flamini.

Lalu, berapa keuntungan Flamini dan perusahaannya? Analis menyebut angka 20 miliar pounds! Bahkan, ada yang menyatakan Flamini dan partnernya seperti Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Ma, atau Bill Gates di dunia bioteknologi.

Menurut Forbes, kekayaan bersih Mathieu Flamini adalah USD 14 miliar atau sekitar Rp 198,7 triliun. Wow.

"Saya ingin memperjelas kepada anda bahwa prioritas saya adalah sepakbola. Saya ingin dikenal sebagai pesepakbola karena itu cita-cita saya sejak kecil. Tapi, seperti yang bisa anda bayangkan, seorang pemain sepakbola boleh memiliki minat lain di luar lapangan bukan? Dan, minat saya adalah bioekonomi," pungkas pria kelahiran Marseille, 7 Maret 1984, itu.


Sumber :

https://www.libero.id/detail/3364/bukan-messi-ronaldo-neymar-mathieu-flamini-pesepakbola-terkaya-di-bumi.html

https://www.bioeconomy.fi/bioeconomy-more-than-circular-economy/

Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Pemimpin Dunia Dorong Penerapan Circular Economy

Pemimpin Dunia Harus Dorong Penerapan Circular Economy

27 Agu 2019, 10:46 WIB

Siam Cement Group (SCG) menggelar forum Sustainable Development (SD) Symposium yang ke 10 kali pada pekan ini. Mengangkat tema “Circular Economy, Collaboration for Action", pertemuan ini bertujuan mendorong kolaborasi dan jejaring antara sektor bisnis, publik, dan pemerintah untuk mendukung pembangunan keberlanjutan yang lebih baik bagi dunia.

Perwakilan dari Indonesia bersama dengan jajaran otoritas global, para pemimpin bisnis dan eksekutif dari berbagai negara, diundang untuk bertukar pikiran dan pengalaman seputar Circular Economy.

“Kami berusaha membangun kesadaran para pemimpin dunia untuk melihat dampak model industri ekstraktif take-make-waste. Ekonomi sirkular bertujuan untuk mendefinisikan kembali pertumbuhan, dan fokus pada manfaat positif yang lebih luas. Banyak perusahaan, telah mulai menerapkan konsep ekonomi sirkular untuk produk mereka," kata Presiden dan CEO SCG Roongrote Rangsiyopash di Bangkok, seperti ditulis Selasa (26/8/2019).


Baru 2 Kota di Indonesia yang Terapkan Circular Economy

Ia pun mencontohkan, Timberland telah bermitra dengan Omni United, produsen ban, untuk memproduksi sepatu menggunakan ban daur ulang. Sepatu merupakan salah satu pengguna bahan baku karet terbesar.

Roongrote mengatakan, tahun ini pihaknya berfokus mendorong sektor bisnis menerapkan konsep Circular Economy. “berharap para pemimpin akan mendapatkan perspektif baru dan terinspirasi untuk mengadopsi konsep ini,” ujarnya

Indonesia ambil bagian dalam sesi diskusi panel yang menyoroti kerjasama untuk ekonomi sirkular dalam SD Symposium 10 Years. Indonesia seperti halnya Thailand sebagai bagian dari ASEAN, memiliki karakteristik yang mirip dan menantang.

“SCG memandang ekonomi sirkular kunci untuk mencapai tujuan perkembangan berkelanjutan. Oleh karena itu, kami mengundang para pemimpin pemimpin, termasuk dari Indonesia, untuk sama-sama angkat bicara dalam forum SD Symposium. Kami percaya penerapan konsep ekonomi sirkular mampu meningkatkan daya saing,” ungkap Roongrote.

Jika penghematan sumber daya, lanjut Roongrote, bisa dipraktikkan sesuai konsep ekonomi sirkular, maka secara efektif dapat membantu mengurangi biaya operasi perusahaan. “Lebih luas lagi, Circular Economy juga dapat membantu mengurangi emisi karbon, yang mengarah pada peningkatan dan membuat kehidupan yang lebih baik,” ia menandaskan.


Sumber :

https://www.liputan6.com/bisnis/read/4047826/pemimpin-dunia-harus-dorong-penerapan-circular-economy

Tuesday, November 17, 2020

Prinsip Pangan Berkelanjutan

5 Cara Terapkan Prinsip 'Pangan Berkelanjutan'

23/04/2018

Membeli produk organik dan tak menyisakan makanan adalah dua dari lima upaya yang dapat dilakukan untuk menerapkan prinsip 'pangan berkelanjutan'. Membeli produk organik dan tak menyisakan makanan adalah dua dari lima upaya yang dapat dilakukan untuk menerapkan prinsip 'pangan berkelanjutan'. (Ilustrasi/Foto: Thinkstock/cyano66)

Semarang, CNN Indonesia -- Sistem 'Pangan Berkelanjutan' merupakan gerakan global yang berupaya untuk menjamin kelangsungan makanan yang menyehatkan tapi tetap melestarikan lingkungan. Konsep ini dinilai penting demi menjaga keberlangsungan pangan. Setiap orang diharapkan dapat menerapkan sistem ketahanan pangan dalam konsumsi makanan sehari-hari.

"Peran konsumen yaitu setiap orang sangat dibutuhkan untuk perubahan dalam menerapkan sistem ini. Pendukung utama dari kegiatan ini adalah konsumen," kata pakar gizi dan ketahanan pangan Profesor Ahmad Sulaeman dalam rangkaian acara Jelajah Gizi Nutricia di Semarang, Jawa Tengah, pada akhir pekan lalu. 

Akademisi Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) ini membagikan beberapa cara mudah yang bisa diterapkan masyarakat untuk ikut serta menjalankan sistem pangan berkelanjutan.


1. Tidak menyisakan makanan

Masyarakat modern ternyata banyak menyisakan makanan. Sisa makanan ini menimbulkan kerugian besar. Laporan WHO menyebut setiap tahunnya terdapat pembuangan makanan senilai US$750 miliar di seluruh dunia.

Agar makanan tak terbuang Ahmad menyarankan agar masyarakat membeli makanan dan mengambil porsi makanan secukupnya.


2. Membeli produk organik

Produk organik diproduksi dengan memperhatikan kelestarian lingkungan mulai dari penggemburan tanah, menanam, panen, pengemasan, hingga pemasaran. Produk organik ini juga membatasi penggunaan bahan kimia.

Ahmad menyarankan agar masyarakat mengutamakan untuk membeli bahan makanan organik dari petani lokal. Bahan makanan ini juga dapat diketahui dari logo sertifikat organik atau fairtrade di kemasan bahan makanan.

"Utamakan dari petani lokal. Dengan begitu, kita ikut mendukung ekonomi mereka. Pangan berkelanjutan juga memiliki tujuan ekonomi untuk petani lokal," tutur Ahmad.


3. Memilih ikan dan daging yang tepat

Untuk produk hewani, masyarakat mesti jeli memilih bahan makanan yang diproduksi tanpa bahan kimia atau merusak lingkungan. Untuk hasil laut seperti ikan, Ahmad meminta masyarakat untuk memilih dan membeli ikan yang ditangkap dengan cara yang baik seperti tidak dibom. Begitupun dengan produk daging, sebaiknya memilih daging yang diternak tanpa menggunakan suntik hormon karena tak baik untuk kesehatan.


4. Makan dengan nutrisi lengkap

Konsep pangan berkelanjutan juga memperhatikan kesehatan. Oleh karena itu, makanan yang bernutrisi lengkap mulai dari karbohidrat, protein, lemak, serat, dan vitamin penting bagi tubuh. Ahmad juga menyarankan agar masyarakat dapat mengonsumsi nutrsi yang seimbang dan mengurangi konsumsi makanan olahan cepat saji dan daging.

"Daging penting, tapi jangan berlebihan karena terkait penyakit seperti hipertensi, obesitas, dan jantung," ujar Ahmad.


5. Membiasakan diri membaca label

Label makanan olahan penting untuk mengetahui informasi nilai gizi yang terkandung dalam produk tersebut. Label ini dapat digunakan untuk menghitung jumlah kalori dan gizi yang masuk ke dalam tubuh. Nilai gizi ini penting bagi kesehatan. Oleh karena itu, setiap orang diminta untuk mengetahui kebutuhan kalori dan memenuhinya tanpa kelebihan atau kekurangan yang berlebih. 


Sumber :

https://www.cnnindonesia.com/gaya-hidup/20180423155508-262-292888/5-cara-terapkan-prinsip-pangan-berkelanjutan

Sustainable Lifestyle

Cara Mudah Praktikkan Gaya Hidup Berkelanjutan

12 Nov 2019

Gaya hidup berkelanjutan (sustainable lifestyle) belakangan marak dikampanyekan di Indonesia. Dengan berkembangnya media sosial serta banyaknya informasi mengenai lingkungan, masyarakat pun mulai mengenal dan peduli dengan gaya hidup tersebut.

Gaya hidup berkelanjutan artinya melakukan aktivitas dengan tetap melindungi bumi. Hal ini dapat dilakukan dengan menggunakan peralatan masak yang ramah lingkungan, mengurangi penggunaan plastik, serta meminimalisir sisa makanan.

Gaya hidup berkelanjutan sangat penting dilakukan demi terjaganya bumi ini. Bumi memiliki sumber daya alam yang dapat diperbarui dan ada pula yang tidak dapat diperbarui. Dalam hal ini, menurut Denia Isetianti selaku pendiri Cleanomic, sustainable lifestyle adalah cara-cara mengonsumsi dan menggunakan sumber daya alam dengan tidak mengorbankan kebutuhan generasi yang akan datang.

"Kita semua punya kebutuhan, tetapi kita harus ingat bahwa anak cucu kita juga memiliki kebutuhan di masa mendatang. Kita harus mencari cara agar sumber daya alam itu bisa kita kelola dengan baik, supaya generasi mendatang bisa menikmatinya,” jelasnya, ketika mengisi Inspiration Talk, dalam acara Healthy Food Festival, yang diadakan di Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Ahad.

Masyarakat Indonesia berada di lingkungan yang kurang mendukung dalam penerapan Sustainable lifestyle. Namun, dalam  acara yang diadakan oleh lima badan PBB, yaitu FAO, WFP, WHO, UNICEF, dan UNFPA, bersama Kementerian Kesehatan, Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM), dan Pemerintah DKI Jakarta tersebut, Rachel Olsen, seorang ahli gizi, memberikan tip untuk menerapkan gaya hidup berkelanjutan.

Menurut Rachel, sustainable lifestyle bisa dimulai dengan mengonsumsi makanan yang tidak banyak menghasilkan sampah. Membiasakan membawa bekal berupa makanan buatan sendiri dari rumah, menurutnya, merupakan salah satu hal yang bisa dilakukan.

Rachel tidak setiap membawa bekal, namun ketika jajan, ia berusaha agar tidak menggunakan banyak plastik. Andaikan belanja beberapa jenis makanan, ia memasukkannya di satu plastik.

"Nggak usah minta sendok atau garpu, pinjam yang ada di kantor," kata Rachel seraya merekomendasikan untuk membawa tas sendiri ketika belanja.

Lebih lanjut, Denia mengingatkan bahwa Indonesia menghasilkan 178 juta ton sampah setiap tahunnya. Sebanyak 60 persen sampah yang tertumpuk di tempat pembuangan akhir adalah sampah organik.

Menurut Denia, sampah organik ini bisa menambah masalah karena jumlahnya terlalu banyak di TPA dan menyebabkan gas rumah kaca. Efek dari hal tersebut adalah meningkatnya suhu panas di bumi.

Sampah anorganik, seperti plastik, sebenarnya memiliki potensi untuk didaur ulang. Namun, jika bercampur dengan sampah organik, sampah anorganik berisiko tidak dapat didaur ulang.

Denia pun mengajak masyarakat memilah sampah agar sisa makanan atau sampah organik lainnya tak bercampur dengan sampah anorganik. Ia menjelaskan, sampah organik bisa dijadikan pupuk kompos.

"Gampang banget, cuma butuh ember kecil dan sekam bakar," ujarnya.

Untuk membuat kompos, menurut Denia, sampah makanan cukup diletakkan di dalam ember lalu masukkan sekam bakar di atasnya. Setelah itu, letakkan daun-daun kering atau tanah.

"Tutup embernya, tetapi jangan terlalu lama," kata Denia.

Seminggu sekali bahan kompos perlu diaduk. Setelah itu, masukan lagi sekam bakarnya.

"Itu dalam waktu dua pekan sudah jadi pupuk organik yang bisa kalian kasih ke orang yang suka bercocok tanam,” jelasnya.


Sumber :

https://republika.co.id/berita/q0urfs414/cara-mudah-praktikkan-gaya-hidup-berkelanjutan

Friday, November 13, 2020

Sejak 1979 Jadav Payeng Membuat Hutan di Pulau Majuli

Jadav Payeng, Pria yang Berhasil Sulap Pulau Tandus Menjadi Rumah Harimau dan Gajah

Rabu, Agustus 15, 2018 19.00

Pada era di mana hutan dan bukit banyak yang rusak, ternyata masih ada orang yang mendedikasikan hidupnya untuk alam. Jadav Payeng rela kerja keras dan mengorbankan waktu untuk mewujudkan mimpinya. Bermula di tahun 1979, Jadav Payeng yang berdomisili di Pulau Majuli, India, mulai menaman pohon pertamanya. Saat ini, jerih payahnya pada sebuah pulau tandus di India berbuah manis.


Disebabkan Karena Banjir dan Kekeringan

Keputusan Jadav Payeng untuk menanam pohon bermula setelah serangan banjir dan kekeringan ekstrim yang melanda Pulau Majuli pada tahun 1979. Demi mencegah erosi lebih lanjut ke tempat tinggalnya, ia yang masih berusia 16 tahun memutuskan menanam pohon di tanah tandus setiap hari. Sikap terpuji ini Jadav lakukan dengan tangannya sendiri.


Lebih Besar dari Central Park New York

Setelah 39 tahun, saat ini hutannya mencakup 1.360 hektar. Sedangkan luas Central Park New York hanya 34,1 hektar. Kini hutan tersebut juga menjadi habitat bagi harimau Bengal, badak, burung nasar, dan 115 gajah. Sebelumnya, pulau ini memiliki kontur tanah yang tandus dan mengalami erosi yang cukup parah. Tidak banyak tumbuhan yang ditemukan di Pulau Majuli tersebut.


Terungkap Karena Ketidaksengajaan

Upaya penyelamatan alam oleh ayah tiga anak tersebut baru terungkap pada tahun 2007. Hal ini terjadi ketika jurnalis foto bertemu dengan Jadav Payeng saat sedang menanam salah satu pohonnya. Saat itu Jitu Kalita sedang mengambil gambar burung endemik di kawasan Sungai Brahmaputra. Cerita ini juga dikemas dalam sebuah video dokumenter berdurasi 16 menit berjudul “Forest Man”.


Jurnalis yang Dikira Pemburu Hewan Liar

Ketika Jadav melihat Kalita di sekitar kawasan hutan, ia mengira bahwa jurnalis ini seorang pemburu badak atau harimau. Namun pria tiga anak tersebut tak menyangka bahwa pengunjungnya sebenarnya adalah seorang jurnalis. Melihat dedikasinya, Kalita melanjutkan untuk menerbitkan sebuah artikel di koran nasional dan Jadav Payeng mendapat julukan Forest Man of India.


Mendapat Penghargaan Pemerintah

Karena perhatiannya terhadap lingkungan, pria berusia 55 tahun dikenal secara luas pada tahun 2015. Bahkan Jadav juga mendapatkan penghargaan Padma Shri dari pemerintah India karena dedikasinya. Meskipun telah berhasil mencegah terjadinya erosi di Pulau Majuli, Jadav tenyata memiliki mimpi lain, yaitu ingin mengembangkan hutan ini menjadi 5.000 hektar.

Jangan hanya mengkonsumsi hasil alam dan mengeksploitasi apa yang ada di dalamnya, namun teman traveler juga harus menjaga kelangsungan hidup di dalamnya ya. Kisah Jadav ini bisa menjadi contoh kita semua. Setuju, kan?


Sumber :

https://travelingyuk.com/jadav-payeng/119075

Sumber video :

https://www.facebook.com/NasDailyBahasaIndonesia/videos/622948295288088/UzpfSTExNDI4MDY1MDM2MTQ5OToxNzU0ODYwNjA5MDc2MjQ/

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Circular Economy dalam Pengelolaan Sampah

Pemerintah Perkuat Pengelolaan Sampah Guna Dukung Circular Economy

12 Nov 2020, 17:30 WIB

Wakil Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan, Alue Dohong mengatakan, pemerintah telah mengeluarkan berbagai kebijakan dan regulasi yang mendukung pengelolaan sampah di Tanah Air. Hal ini tentunya membuktikan keseriusan pemerintah dalam pengelolaan sampah untuk mendukung Circular Economy.

Pada 2019, sampah rumah tangga memberikan kontribusi sebesar 62 persen dengan sampah makanan di dalamnya sebesar 44 persen, sedangkan sampah plastik memberikan kontribusi sebesar 15 persen. Untuk mengatasi hal tersebut, pemerintah melakukan pendekatan dalam pengelolaan sampah melalui 3 program, yakni program minim sampah (less waste), circular economy dan pelayanan dan teknologi.

“Persoalan persampahan dapat diselesaikan dengan menjadikan sampah sebagai sumber daya, sehingga pertumbuhan ekonomi dapat tumbuh dengan baik,” jelas dia dalam keterangan tertulis, Kamis (12/11/2020). Artinya, sampah bisa dimanfaatkan kembali menjadi uang dan energi.

Sebagai negara berkembang, konsep Circular Economy adalah pemikiran yang paling ideal, karena Indonesia masih sangat membutuhkan pertumbuhan ekonomi sebagai negara yang sedang menuju negara maju. Dijelaskan dalam Circular Economy, bahwa di dalamnya terdapat ekosistem, diantaranya end user, recycling industry, bank sampah, TPS 3R, PKPS (Primer Koperasi Pengelolaan Sampah), recycling center, sektor informal, social enterpreneur dan social movement.

Menurut Alue Dohong, untuk menjalankan Circular Economy, diperlukan kondisi yang mendukung, diantaranya adalah insentif fiskal, kebijakan import scrap, kebijakan EPR (extended producer responsibility) dan standarisasi produk daur ulang, sertua diikuti dengan kebijakan mendorong penggunaan recycling content.

Di Indonesia, industri plastik hilir nasional terdiri dari sekitar 1.580 perusahaan yang memproduksi berbagai macam produk plastik. Terdapat 892 perusahaan yang memproduksi kemasan, dengan total kebutuhan mencapai 5,635 juta ton. Potensi konsumsi plastik di Indonesia cukup besar, didorong oleh pertumbuhan industri makanan dan minuman yang cukup tinggi yaitu sebesaar 10 persen per tahun.

Pengembangan industri plastik masih terkendala dengan pemenuhan bahan baku. Ketergantungan bahan baku plastik impor masih tinggi karena produsen dalam negeri belum mampu mencukupi dari segi kuantitas maupun spesifikasi produk.


Perubahan Budaya

Wakil Ketua Komisi IV DPR Dedi Mulyadi menilai, telah terjadi perubahan budaya, dari kearifan lokal menjadi modern, yang menempatkan plastik menjadi kebutuhan pokok. Sayangnya, pembuangan sampah plastik tidak dilakukan dengan baik, sehingga berakhir di sungai dan di gurun.

Di Indonesia belum ada standarisasi pengelolaan sampah, demikian pula dengan kebijakan insentif. Dana bagi hasil desa, menurut Dedi, bisa diambil sebagai salah satu kebijakan untuk pengelolaan sampah. Dedi juga memuji peran para pemulung yang dinilai berjasa bagi pengelolaan sampah, namun masih dianggap sebagai masyarakat marginal. Dedi menyarankan agar para pemulung diberi status formal sebagai tenaga harian lepas oleh pemerintah daerah.


Sumber :

https://www.liputan6.com/bisnis/read/4406886/pemerintah-perkuat-pengelolaan-sampah-guna-dukung-circular-economy

Circular Economy Pengolahan Limbah Elektronik

Pengolahan Limbah Elektronik Perlu Didorong Untuk Circular Economy

Pengolahan limbah elektronik dinilai perlu dikembangkan untuk mendorong industri elektronik yang menjadi salah satu andalan dalam peta jalan Making Indonesia 4.0. Pengolahan limbah pun sejalan dengan langkah pengembangan circular economy.

Pengolahan limbah elektronik dinilai perlu dikembangkan untuk mendorong industri elektronik yang menjadi salah satu andalan dalam peta jalan Making Indonesia 4.0. Pengolahan limbah pun sejalan dengan langkah pengembangan circular economy.

Berdasarkan data organisasi StEP Initiative, diperkirakan perangkat elektronik yang beredar di pasar Indonesia pada 2012 diperkirakan mencapai 1.361.000 ton. Dalam kurun dua tahun, tercatat bahwa perangkat yang masih digunakan berkisar 616.000 ton.

Sisa 745 kilo ton atau 54,73% perangkat elektronik berubah menjadi limbah elektronik. Direktur Utama PT Arah Environmental Indonesia Gufron Mahmud menjelaskan bahwa limbah perangkat elektronik dapat berbahaya apabila tidak diolah dengan benar.

Menurut Gufron, pengelolaan limbah yang buruk dapat membahayakan manusia dan berdampak pada lingkungan. Selain itu, dampaknya pun bisa berlangsung lama dan memengaruhi generasi-generasi selanjutnya.

"Data pada 2015 menunjukkan limbah TV sekitar 106.000 ton dan yang terolah baru sekitar 74.000 ton, limbah PC [komputer] 24 ribu ton yang terolah sekitar 17.000 ton, [jumlah yang diolah] harus ditingkatkan. Berdasarkan data ITU jumlah limbah elektronik global pun meningkat," ujar Gufron pada Kamis (21/02/2019).

Gufron merujuk pada data International Telecommunication Union (ITU) dan United Nations University (UNU), di mana terjadi peningkatan limbah elektronik sebanyak 3,3 juta metrik ton dalam dua tahun. Pada 2014 jumlahnya sebesar 41,4 juta metrik ton dan meningkat menjadi 44,7 juta metrik ton pada 2016.

Peningkatan jumlah limbah elektronik menurut Gufron perlu diatasi dengan peningkatan serapan dan pengolahan limbah tersebut. Selain pemahaman masyarakat dalam memperlakukan sampah dan limbah elektronik, peran pemerintah dalam mengembangkan industri pengolahan limbah pun dinilai penitng.

Dalam kesempatan terpisah, Kepala Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Industri (BPPI) Kementerian Perindustrian Ngakan Timur Antara menuturkan pihaknya terus mendorong investasi di sektor industri pengolahan limbah.

Menurutnya, kebutuhan investasi sektor limbah industri merupakan salah satu dari agenda prioritas yang dipilih untuk mengimplementasikan revolusi industri 4.0 di Indonesia. Pengolahan limbah tersebut kemudian tidak hanya mencakup sektor prioritas pengembangan industri 4.0, tetapi mencakup seluruh industri.

"Salah satu langkah strategis di dalam 10 agenda prioritas roadmap tersebut, yakni mengakomodasi standar-standar keberlanjutan," ujar Ngakan.


Sumber :

https://ekonomi.bisnis.com/read/20190221/257/891881/pengolahan-limbah-elektronik-perlu-didorong-untuk-circular-economy

Sumber foto :

https://www.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/electronic-waste

Friday, October 2, 2020

Ketahanan Energi Indonesia Butuh Riset dan Inovasi

Forum Energizing Indonesia: Ketahanan Energi Indonesia Butuh Riset dan Inovasi soal EBT

Mar 5, 2020

Bambang Brodjonegoro, Menristek dan Kepala Badan Riset Inovasi Nasional

Keberlanjutan (sustainability) merupakan salah satu kunci dari ketahanan energi nasional. Berdasarkan pertimbangan tersebut, Forum Energizing Indonesia (FEI) mengambil tema "Sustainable Energy for Indonesia" untuk seminar nasional ke-9 yang dihelat di Hotel Grand Sahid, pada 4 Maret 2020. Acara tersebut terselenggara atas kerja sama antara FEI dan PGD UI 2020.

FEI sendiri merupakan wadah diskusi tentang isu energi dan hasil diskusi kerap kali dijadikan masukan bagi pemerintah. Forum ini dibentuk oleh Ikatan Alumni Departemen Teknik Gas Petro Kimia Fakultas Teknik Universitas Indonesia (ILUNI DTGPK FT UI).  

Diskusi dibuka oleh Menteri Riset, Teknologi dan Kepala Badan Riset Inovasi Nasional, Bambang Brodjonegoro. Dalam paparannya, ia menyampaikan bahwa peranan energi baru dan terbarukan (EBT) sangat penting untuk ketahanan energi Indonesia di masa depan. Hanya saja, saat ini Indonesia masih menghadapi tantangan di mana renewable energy belum berbanding lurus dengan affordable energy.

"Tantangannya bukan hanya mencari sumber energi, tetapi setelah sumber ketemu, pertanyaan selanjutnya adalah bisakah yang renewable tadi menjadi affordable. Jadi kita bicara efisiensi dari pemakaian energi itu sendiri," terang Bambang saat menjadi pembicara di Seminar FEI, 4 Maret 2020 di Jakarta.

Di tengah tren produksi minyak dan gas bumi yang semakin menurun, Indonesia sebetulnya masih memiliki potensi yang besar pada energi baru dan terbarukan. Sebagai contoh, Bambang menyebut bahwa potensi energi panas bumi di Indonesia merupakan yang terbesar di dunia. Ia pun menyarankan agar riset EBT di Indonesia difokuskan pada panas bumi dan bio energi.

"Bio energi ini sesuatu yang agak dilupakan padahal potensinya luar biasa," ungkapnya.

Dalam sesi diskusi panel I, para panelis yang hadir menekankan bahwa Indonesia telah berupaya untuk mengurangi penggunaan bahan bakar fosil dan memaksimalkan EBT. Ini sejalan dengan Rencana Umum Energi Nasional (RUEN) Indonesia yang menargetkan penggunaan EBT sebesar 23% dari total energi yang dibutuhkan pada 2025 dan 31% di tahun 2030.

Salah satu upaya tersebut adalah penggunaan bahan bakar biodiesel atau biofuel. Bentuk konkretnya di Indonesia adalah implementasi B20 dan B30. Kedua bahan bakar ini dibuat dengan mencampurkan minyak nabati yang berasal dari minyak sawit (CPO) yang sudah ditambah katalisator dengan bahan bakar solar.

Menurut Paulus Tjakrawan, Ketua Harian Asosiasi Produsen Biofuel Indonesia (APROBI), pemakaian biodiesel selain dapat mempertahankan ketahanan energi, juga bahan bakunya masih potensial di Indonesia.

"Sampai dengan tahun 2030, saya tidak khawatir dengan bahan baku (feedstock) dari kelapa sawit," ungkapnya.

Pemanfaatan CPO menjadi biodiesel juga memiliki multiplier efect yakni meningkatkan kesejahteraan petani sawit dan menciptakan lapangan kerja.

Energi fosil memang masih berperan penting dalam ketahanan energi indonesia di masa datang. Riset dan inovasi tentang EBT bukan semata-mata untuk menggantikan penggunaan fosil. Akan tetapi, setidaknya Indonesia akan siap jika sewaktu-waktu energi tak terbaharukan tersebut semakin sulit ditemukan.


Sumber :

https://upperline.id/post/forum-energizing-indonesia-ketahanan-energi-indonesia-butuh-riset-dan-inovasi-soal-ebt

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Archisen a Future High-tech Farming

High tech farming means high collaboration—here's why

Published on 3 Jul 2020

In resource-scarce cities like Singapore, it has become increasingly salient to find new ways to grow food within an urban landscape. A new breed of urban farms like Archisen are envisioning a future built on high-tech farming, which will enable farmers to grow food indoors – in office buildings, for instance.

“Real estate is very much at a premium here, and we don't have the luxury of land to conduct agriculture like other cities,” explains founder Sven Yeo. “So Singapore has to look into urban farming to maintain food security.”

By using technology such as climate control and data analytics, Archisen can grow lettuce, basil and other crops indoors using vertical systems. Various aspects of the plants’ growth and environment are carefully monitored and controlled, for fresher and more nutritious produce. “The result is improved productivity, higher crop quality and a reduction of labour,” adds Mr Yeo. Fresh produce grown at Archisen’s urban farm are currently sold online, under the brand Just Produce, in a variety of salad boxes which include crops such as lettuce, kale, sorrel and more.

Archisen’s vision is in line with plans for a new Agri-Food Innovation Park (AFIP) in Sungei Kadut, which will be rejuvenated into an eco-district that encourages the growth of budding industries such as agri-tech. At AFIP, agri-tech companies can gather to share resources, and collaborate on research and development to innovate new ways to produce food.

Sharing of services between these companies could be a gamechanger, especially in areas where it “doesn’t make sense for individual farms to invest in”, says Mr Yeo. “For instance, many farms here don’t have their own seed supply and have to purchase these from overseas suppliers. The process can be expensive because you need to buy a certificate to show that shipments are free from harmful pests and plant diseases. By pooling together funds and buying in bulk, firms could lower such costs.”

Additionally, he sees the potential for more collaboration between urban farms in Singapore. To date, collaboration has been minimal as the systems and processes used by various farms are not necessarily compatible.

But by being part of a larger ecosystem such as Sungei Kadut, farms could more easily share resources and services, such as diagnostic capabilities. At present, Mr Yeo notes that many farms are unequipped with the expertise to diagnose crop infestation problems or look into the nutritional profile of their produce. Diagnostic lab services to investigate such issues may also be too expensive for a single farm. However, such services are financially sustainable if shared by various farms.

Another possible synergy is coordinating key activities such as transportation to save costs. “For example, one farmer is growing microgreens and the other leafy greens, they share a common customer and are not direct competitors. Therefore, they could aggregate their produce and simplify logistics.”

Archisen itself has much to bring to the table when the eco-district comes to fruition. Aside from farming, the firm offers solutions in the fields of engineering and science.

For instance, the team employs skilled mechanical, electrical and automation engineers. These engineers look at factors like structure, ergonomics, ventilation and ways to maximise energy usage, to ensure that farms operate efficiently.

Archisen has also established numerous partnerships with local and overseas partners to further research & development (R&D).

One such partnership was a recent data science study with A*STAR that explored yield predictions of indoor farms. The team also engages biologists to study the physiology of the plants themselves.

“Food science is important to us too − we look at ways to increase the shelf life of our products and reduce food contamination,” adds Mr Yeo. “Our goal is to maintain the freshness of food for as long as possible, because it eventually goes to the food supply chain.”

Archisen is also exploring the idea of growing fruit crops in addition to its salad varieties. The project is currently in its research phase, and Mr Yeo admits that there are numerous technical challenges to consider.

As plants take months to produce fruit, longer experimentation periods are needed to determine if a particular climate setting is viable for crop growth. “Once the R&D improves and we’re confident that growth is viable, we will be able to launch the product,” he says.

All these efforts point back to Archisen’s main mission. “Beyond demonstrating that a farm is profitable, we’re demonstrating that it can be investable,” says Mr Yeo. He stresses that Archisen isn't merely investing in technology and research for academic purposes, but aims to create a commercially viable farming business in the long run.

“We’re striving to establish the largest network of urban farms in Asia, and we need to have an attractive value proposition to prospective partners and investors to work with us,” he says. “Then we’ll be able to build more farms to address Singapore's food security concerns.”


Sumber :

https://estates.jtc.gov.sg/sked/stories/high-tech-farming-means-high-collaboration-heres-why

Sumber video :

https://www.facebook.com/NasDailyBahasaIndonesia/videos/695146784430522/UzpfSTExNDI4MDY1MDM2MTQ5OToxNzU0ODYyODQyNDA5MzU/

Monday, September 28, 2020

Kurangi Sampah Plastik

Kebijakan Pemerintah Kurangi Sampah Plastik Dapat Dukungan dari Perusahaan Manufaktur 

Penumpukan sampah plastik masih menjadi isu yang susah dipecahkan di Indonesia. Bila tidak segera diselesaikan, masalah tersebut dapat mengancam kelestarian lingkungan. Berdasarkan data dari Asosiasi Industri Plastik Indonesia (INAPLAS) dan Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) pada 2018, sampah plastik di Indonesia mencapai 64 juta ton per tahun. 

Dari angka tersebut, sebanyak 3,2 juta ton merupakan sampah plastik yang dibuang ke laut. Masalah ini menjadi perhatian khusus bagi pemerintah. Peraturan Menteri Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan Nomor P.75 Tahun 2019 mengenai Peta Jalan Pengurangan Sampah oleh Produsen pun diterbitkan sebagai salah satu upaya pengurangan sampah plastik. 

Melansir Kontan.co.id, Rabu (1/7/2020), Direktur Jenderal Pengelolaan Sampah, Limbah, dan Bahan Beracun Berbahaya (B3), Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK), Rosa Vivien Ratnawati berharap peraturan tersebut dapat mendorong upaya pengurangan sampah oleh produsen. 

Beleid tersebut mengatur kemasan produk yang dikeluarkan produsen. Kemasan yang dimaksud nantinya harus memenuhi standar dapat didaur ulang atau dikomposkan. Setelah itu, perusahaan diharapkan dapat membentuk sistem penarikan kembali kemasan untuk didaur ulang sebagai bagian dari penerapan ekonomi sirkular. 

Kata Rosa, aturan tersebut bukan hanya untuk kantong plastik, melainkan seluruh kemasan plastik sekali pakai lainnya. “Ada tiga jenis produsen yang diwajibkan mengubah kemasan produk dalam peraturan ini, yaitu manufaktur, ritel, serta jasa makanan dan minuman,” jelas Rosa. 

Langkah nyata kurangi sampah plastik Pada dasarnya, segala upaya pemerintah untuk menyelesaikan permasalahan tak akan menemui jalan keluar jika dikerjakan sendiri. Sesuai dengan Permen LHK tadi, pihak swasta perlu ikut berkontribusi, terutama dalam kemasan maupun hal lain terkait produk. 

Kini, salah satu pihak swasta yang sudah berinisiatif mengurangi penggunaan plastik dalam produknya adalah PT Bridgestone Tire Indonesia (Bridgestone Indonesia). 

Sebagai dukungan terhadap kebijakan pemerintah dalam mengurangi sampah pada 2025 seperti yang diatur pada Peraturan Presiden No 97 Tahun 2017 tentang Kebijakan dan Strategi Nasional Pengelolaan Sampah Rumah Tangga dan Sampah Sejenis Sampah Rumah Tangga, produsen ban asal Negeri Sakura itu mengambil langkah nyata. 

Pada awal September 2020, Bridgestone memperkenalkan label ban baru dengan tampilan yang lebih ringkas dan menarik. Ukuran label tersebut dibuat 40 persen lebih kecil dibandingkan label sebelumnya. Hal ini membuat penggunaan plastik berkurang. 

“Mengingat penggunaan label ban masih diharuskan di pasar Indonesia, kami memaksimalkannya dengan membuat desain yang lebih ringkas dan menarik,” ujar Presiden Direktur Bridgestone Indonesia Mukiat Sutikno dalam keterangan tertulis yang diterima Kompas.com, Rabu (9/9/2020). 

Mukiat menjelaskan, ukuran label baru itu merupakan dukungan perusahaan yang menaunginya terhadap program pemerintah mengurangi jumlah sampah plastik. 

Meski ukurannya lebih kecil, Mukiat menambahkan, label yang terdapat pada setiap ban memuat informasi terkait produk ban, informasi produsen, pemenuhan standar dan sertifikasi yang diperlukan, serta petunjuk penggunaan. Selain ukuran, Bridgestone juga memberi sentuhan terhadap label barunya dengan menambahkan QR code untuk mengakses fitur produk dan informasi produk penting lainnya. 

Menurut Mukiat, jika dihitung berdasarkan angka penjualan rata-rata tahunan ban Bridgestone di Indonesia, pengurangan ukuran label ban ini diperkirakan dapat membantu mengurangi sampah plastik sebesar 7 ton setiap tahunnya. 

“Inisiatif ini tentunya sejalan dengan misi CSR Global Bridgestone yaitu ‘Our Way to Serve’,” ujar Mukiat. Baca juga: INFOGRAFIK: Selain Dibakar, 4 Cara Kelola Sampah Plastik Misi itu, sambung Mukiat, merupakan refleksi dari fisolofi perusahaan yang ingin berkontribusi besar bagi masyarakat dengan memperhatikan dampak jangka panjang. 

Mereka mengistilahkannya dengan "Serving Society with Superior Quality". Dengan komitmen itu, Bridgestone tak hanya memastikan dapat menyediakan produk terbaik, tapi juga memastikan lingkungan yang sehat bagi generasi kini dan mendatang.


Sumber :

https://money.kompas.com/read/2020/09/18/111900226/kebijakan-pemerintah-kurangi-sampah-plastik-dapat-dukungan-dari-perusahaan?utm_source=nativeinarticle&utm_medium=desktop.

Friday, September 25, 2020

Plastic That Biodegrades in Water

A Woman Invented a New Kind of Plastic That Biodegrades in Water, and It’s a Step Oceans Are Crying For

The problem of plastic pollution has been piling up for decades, and finding ways to solve it has become an issue of top priority. Millions of tons of plastic are produced around the globe every year, and half of these are single-use items that are only used once, but stay in nature for hundreds of years. Sharon Barak, a chemical engineer from Israel, found a way to reduce the period of plastic decay from centuries to minutes.

Here at Bright Side we were happy to learn that the planet now has a groundbreaking way to fight plastic pollution, and here’s how it works.


Sharon Barak quit a plastic manufacturing company where she used to work to help the world fight pollution.

We all use plastic items in our everyday life, and now it’s probably impossible to imagine life without them. But conventional plastic is not eco-friendly and when thrown away it can stay in nature for decades and even centuries posing a threat for both animals and people.

According to experts, the average time to biodegrade is 50 years for plastic cups, 200 years for straws, and 450 years for plastic bottles. Chemical engineer Sharon Barak set a goal to make a product that would feel, look, and function like plastic, and dissolve in water doing no harm to nature at the same time. And she did it!

The plastic substitute Sharon invented functions as plastic, but dissolves in water in minutes.

Sharon and her team spent a lot of time mixing a lot of different components, until they finally found the right formula. The “fake” plastic Sharon invented consists of 100% eco-friendly materials that easily dissolve in water and become part of nature.

The product is so safe and natural, that you can even drink its water solution. If a bag made of this product accidentally gets into the ocean, it will become part of it in just a few minutes, posing no threat to sea animals, unlike an ordinary plastic bag.

Additionally, this new invention doesn’t need an elaborate process for recycling. When you’ve used an item, and you don’t need it anymore, you can simply throw it down the drain. As the team’s website says, the manufacturing process is not that complicated either — regular plastic bag making machinery can be adjusted to manufacture this innovative ocean-saving product.

Now Sharon and her team are developing their start-up for a cleaner and safer future for all of us.

Sharon sees a huge potential in this biodegradable plastic substitute that she has developed. It can be used for food wrapping, bottle manufacturing, and any other purposes that regular plastic is used for. Sharon and her team are working hard to introduce their invention to the world, and they believe that mass production of the eco-friendly “fake” plastic will make the world a better place to live.

What do you think of Sharon’s ambitious project? Do you think we’ll ever manage to substitute all of the world’s plastic for an eco-friendly solution like this?


Sumber :

https://brightside.me/wonder-curiosities/a-woman-invented-a-new-kind-of-plastic-that-biodegrades-in-water-and-its-a-step-oceans-are-crying-for-724110/

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Thursday, September 24, 2020

House from Bottle Glass

A small-scale company in Zanzibar transforms waste glass into bricks

Jan, 23, 2018  

The initiative started as a way to deal with the large quantities of waste glass that are produced on the island and stay untreated, ending up into the natural surroundings

Thousands of tourists visit the island of Zanzibar in East Africa each year and have become an important part of its economy. However, they contribute to the waste glass problem on the island as –up to now- there was neither a recycling nor a repurposing scheme set up for the huge amount of discarded glass bottles, which are left in piles in the beautiful natural surroundings. The company Bottle-Up was founded in 2015 to tackle this problem, by creating products made locally from waste glass and being sold in hotels on the island, as a collaboration of Dutch designers and local craftsmen. As a next step, they extended their series of products, by creating the bottle| brick, a building block made from glass and cement that is expected to be as strong as conventional bricks and price competitive with the local alternative.  

The idea of creating the bottle| brick (bb) to serve as aggregate replacement in bricks came up as a solution for the 15500 kg of waste glass brought to the bottle-up workshop by waste collection company Zanrec each month, out of which only 160 kg is used to make products for the Trending Terrazzo collection. For the glass cullet production, a Farasi hammer mill machine was designed, prototyped and built in Zanzibar. This low-tech and cheaply produced machine can process up to 10.000 bottles a day (8 times as much as the current supply of bottles) and can scale up the production of the bottle | bricks.

As part of his Master thesis, Industrial Design Engineer Lou Van Reemst from the Delft University of Technology conducted research on the bottle | brick̢۪s material composition, in order to find the best strength properties, limitations, possibilities and its feasibility and viability for the island. The bb is made from the chupa (bottle) mix, containing 35% aggregate replacement with glass, which accounts for 42% of its weight. Lou made different sample bricks that were brought to the Netherlands to conduct compressive strength tests on. The results were compared with those of local Zanzibari bricks and were promising in terms of economical and mechanical feasibility, as the new material was found to be twice as strong and price competitive with the local alternative.

Although the product is still in its test phase, the first prototypes prove that it is possible to make strong building blocks from cement, glass fragments and crushed glass, while reducing the relatively expensive import of sand and gravel to the island. Bottle-up is considering to further develop the bb and the recycling process next year and use the income from the sale of bottle-up products to fund its expansion to large-scale production of the bottle | brick, while contributing to a cleaner island.  


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Sunday, September 20, 2020

GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT

WHY GREEN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT

Supply Chain Sustainability/Circular Economy

Green supply chain management means making transportation more sustainable

Making responsible environmental practices part of supply chain management isn’t just the moral thing to do, it’s also good business. A more sustainable supply chain is also a less wasteful supply chain, and reducing waste can lower a business’ total cost of business (TCOB) while also enhancing industry reputation. This is just one of many reasons why green supply chain management is important.


Crucially, implementing these practices is often a lot less difficult than managers expect. Overweight shipments, product damage, and rejected loads all contribute to increased costs and should be easy to avoid once they are identified. Making green supply chain changes like switching to plastic pallet pooling, improving warehouse lighting, and adopting better recycling practices help improve supply chains from beginning to end.  


Three Reasons Why Green Supply Chain Management Is Important

Sustainable supply chain management has wide-reaching effectsThe most obvious reason supply chain management is important is the environment. Cutting back on carbon emissions and conserving natural resources matters to everyone. But these are just some of the reasons why companies choose to “go green.”


Eighty-one percent of consumers around the world believe that businesses need to help improve the environment.


Aside from the environmental benefits, green supply chain management can offer:


Reduced Waste: Millions of tons of food is wasted within the supply chain every year. By making efforts to reduce that waste through improved process management and the adoption of lean policies, managers can eliminate costly losses that reduce their TCOB. 

Lower Transportation Costs: Companies typically try to bring down the weight of shipments as well as making trips shorter when they’re trying to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. This results in lower transportation costs, as trips use less fuel and trucks suffer minimized wear and tear. 

Enhanced Reputation: Eighty-one percent of consumers around the world believe that businesses need to help improve the environment. This belief factors in to buying decisions and can hurt companies that don’t adopt sustainable practices. It also affects even businesses that don’t sell directly to consumers, as businesses seeking to reduce their environmental impact will look into their vendors’ policies on sustainable business practices.  


Green supply chain management offers far more benefits than its name implies, as managers also gain dividends from improved productivity and reduced bottom-line costs. Nor does implementing green policies have to be a complex endeavor. 



What Supply Chain Managers Can Do to Improve Their Environmental Impact 

Plastic pallets can make supply chain management more greenWhile many managers look to technology when it comes to improving the sustainability of their supply chains, these high-cost upgrades aren’t the only solutions. In some cases, smaller changes to existing business practices can still reduce environmental impact significantly. Some options to consider include:


Updating warehouse lighting: Lighting a large facility like a warehouse or distribution center is a major energy drain which is made worse when warehouse managers use outdated metal halide bulbs. Compared to modern LED lighting options, these bulbs require far more energy and have a much shorter lifespan. A quality LED lighting fixture can last more than five times as long as a metal halide fixture while consuming less energy and maintaining a consistent lumen output.

Expanding upward rather than outward: When more room is needed in a warehouse or distribution center, the most environmentally friendly (and often, the most cost-effective) option is to maximize the facility’s cube utilization by adding vertical storage racking. Mezzanines can also be used to add extra floors for additional storage while staying energy efficient.

Establishing a recycling plan: Cardboard and paper are generally recycled in the warehouse setting, but other items used in the supply chain are often simply thrown away. The plastic film used to wrap pallets can be recycled, it just requires extra effort in the form of collecting and baling the plastic and finding a recycling company willing to reclaim and process it. The same is true for recyclable plastic slip sheets. While some effort is required to set up a recycling program for these materials, the result can be a big step toward creating a supply chain for the circular economy.

Choosing plastic pallets over wood: Pallet supply provides an excellent opportunity for managers to improve their green practices. While wood is the most commonly used pallet material, wood pallets contribute to ongoing deforestation, pile up in landfills when no longer usable, and, in the case of reusable block pallets, may weigh more than 80 pounds, contributing to heavy fuel consumption and carbon emissions during transportation. Wood pallets also contribute to product damage that causes rejected loads and wasted products. Plastic pallets, on the other hand, don’t leave behind debris, are lighter than wood, better protect their cargo, and are recyclable, making them a green choice and a good way to improve the sustainability of your supply chain.

Pallet pooling is already putting the tenets of the circular economy into practice.


It’s not hard to understand why green supply chain management is important when one considers the impact of sustainable practices not just on the environment, but also on overall business costs. Plastic pallets have the power to transform the practices of a warehouse, distribution center, or an entire supply chain to make it greener and more efficient. Using a plastic pallet pooling program takes this one step further. While the business world is looking for ways to make their business practices more circular, pallet pooling is already putting the tenets of the circular economy into practice. A pallet pooling company is able to minimize transportation and empty miles by moving pallets among customers in the most efficient way possible. Plastic pallets make pooling even more sustainable because of their durability, light weight, long lifespan, low maintenance, and recyclability. 


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https://igps.net/blog/2019/10/17/why-green-supply-chain-management-is-important/

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Op Shops are So Much More Than Second-Hand Clothing

15 BEST OP SHOPS IN MELBOURNE FOR UNIQUE FINDS

 


We all like a bargain, but op shops are so much more than second-hand clothing at reduced prices. They are popular opportunity stores where you can find donated goods, vintage pre-loved fashion, homeware, or charming pieces of bric-a-brac. Visiting these establishments is sort of like opening a treasure chest, and you never know what you’ll find. From rare period garments and unusual accessories to quirky or chic second-hand items, all at a great value. The concept is also appealing because you can feel good about your purchases, knowing you are contributing to a charitable cause or encouraging a more green approach to fashion. Melbourne is famous for these stores, and we’ve found some of the best.


1. Vintage Sole

Vintage Sole believes that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to look good, and fashion can be both affordable and sustainable. The company first opened in 2005 and has since expanded into three Melbourne stores located in Fitzroy, Melbourne CBD, and Windsor. Shopping is even more convenient thanks to the addition of the online site. Customers can browse a wide variety of garments and brands and will likely come across a vintage find. They also follow contemporary trends and stock prestigious pre-owned brands like Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein.


2. RetroStar Vintage Clothing

Band T-shirts, boots, and great jackets — like the Champion 1996 USA Olympics Spray Jacket — are some of the things you can expect to find during a visit to RetroStar Vintage Clothing. Located in the heritage Nicholas Building in Swanston Street Melbourne, RetroStar is a favorite for garments and accessories from the past. It has become the largest vintage store in Australia and has been in operation for almost two decades. The shop specializes in items from the 1940s to the 1990s and has a fantastic eclectic selection.


3. Camberwell Market

The Camberwell Sunday Market provides an excellent opportunity to pick up or sell second-hand goods and unusual finds. Held every Sunday morning, the market attracts people who want to purchase something different, but also want the thrill of being able to search the stores until they find that one, rare piece. All this, while being entertained by the buskers, who think of the location as their stage. Records, vintage clothes, and buttons are all found here, but the real appeal of Camberwell Sunday Market is that you could uncover a treasure. An interesting example is a story about what happened in 2002. A shopper purchased dolls from the Pacific islands, only to find out that they were rare items that would later fetch an impressive sum.


4. Shag

If you think of your clothes as bits of treasure, then you’ll fit in well with the people over at Shag. The founders of the store view themselves as being hunters and dealers of fine, wearable treasure. Shag was established in 1996 and remains in business today. There are two locations; Windsor and Collingwood, and the op shop source its items both locally and internationally. They bring consumers unique and colorful pieces, and sequinned jackets and bold beaded accessories are just some of the things you may discover.


5. Chapel Street Bazaar

Chapel Street Bazaar is located on Chapel Street, and it is a one-stop-shop for lovers of vintage, retro, and rare goods. It has over 80 stallholders, each passionate about selling their unique products. Visitors will find a wide variety of products, from the standard second-hand clothing and furniture; to records, movie posters, autographs, and advertising memorabilia. You never really know what you will find on a visit to the bazaar because they also stock taxidermy, photographic equipment, and toys.


6. Hunter Gatherer

The Hunter Gatherer stores have established themselves in the second-hand market, and are known and trusted by their consumers. HG, as the company is often referred to, operates under the Brotherhood of St Laurence, an organization that works to alleviate poverty across Australia. The shops are a fantastic source of interesting items, whether that be clothing and accessories or records and books. All items have been hand-picked, and there is a wide variety of things to choose from, making HG the perfect place to spend a morning searching for vintage pieces.


7. Storehouse Thrift

Storehouse Thrift works with Teen Challenge International Victoria, a charity that aims to give hope to those struggling with addiction. In operation since 2006, the establishment has continued to grow steadily with several locations in the city. Perhaps one of the most appealing things about this op shop is that 100 percent of the proceeds go towards supporting Teen Challenge International Victoria. Consumers can find seasonal trends and unusual pieces, and their purchase is also helping a good cause.


8. Secondo

Located in South Yarra, Secondo is considered one of Melbourne’s top second-hand boutiques for second-hand garments and accessories. The store stocks many designer brands, including Balmain, Chanel, Versace, and Zimmerman, and provides the opportunity for fashion lovers to find pre-loved items at bargain prices. Need another reason to love Secondo? They support the Prahran Mission and Siwali Community School for disadvantaged children in West Jakarta, Indonesia. Shoppers will also be pleased to know that the boutique is open every day and has a variety of high-quality items.


9. Sacred Heart Mission

The Sacred Heart Mission has 12 op shops, each of which are dedicated to working with local businesses and residents. Their business concept is quite simple; they want to raise funds and awareness for their work, but also promote a more green approach to shopping. Their stores in Melbourne contribute to 30 percent of their funds and are integral in aiding the homeless by providing care and support. You can find clothing, trinkets, and a wide variety of unusual accessories. You can also do your part by donating saleable goods or volunteering.


10. Red Cross Op Shops

When cleaning out your closet, you may come across high-quality items that you don’t wear anymore. Instead of binning them, consider donating to the Red Cross. These items will find their way to one of the many Red Cross op shop locations in the city, which are run by dedicated volunteers. At one of these stores, you can find anything from second-hand garments and vintage pieces to quirky homewares. Not only does shopping here encourage sustainable practices, but the profits made from the op shops aid their causes, and furthers their ultimate vision of human dignity, safety, and wellbeing for all.


11. Salvos Stores

Salvos Stores are the retail arm of the Salvation Army and are located at hundreds of places across Australia. No two locations will stock the same pieces, so depending on where you visit, you can find a wide range of items. Finds include furniture and homeware, but also second-hand clothing and bric-a-brac. It’s easy to find a Salvos near you with their store locator, but some favorites establishments include the Abbotsford and Fitzroy spots. When purchasing from one of these retail shops, 100 percent of the profits help fund the charity’s various programs. The stores also have an environmental mindset, encouraging efforts to help minimize waste and greenhouse gas emissions.


12. Vinnies Centres

The Vinnies Centres pride themselves on being a place where customers can purchase pre-owned goods at reasonable prices. Part of the St Vincent de Paul Society’s, there are 650 locations across Australia, and 100 in Victoria, making it easy to find one in your area. As for what you can discover during a visit to a local Vinnies, expect bric-a-brac, pre-loved clothing, and accessories, and even furniture. Purchases and donations to the stores will further their causes and help those in need. Vinnies relies on the generosity of individuals who donate items, and customers can also do their part by shopping here.


13. Family Life Opportunity Shops

You could be searching for just about anything and are likely to find it in an op shop. Family Life stocks books, clothing, furniture, and other homewares, and there’s no shortage of treasures to find. Visitors can discover, among other things, superb outfits and designer labels at a massively reduced cost, or snap up a bargain on leisurewear. There are five ‘social enterprise opportunity shops’ that can be found across the Bayside area of Melbourne. The stores have close ties with the community which it serves. The purchase of these products goes towards a good cause, as Family Life helps families in need. They also have a work program in place which trains individuals, allowing them to gain the skills and experience they need to secure jobs.


14. Shappere

Shappere is a must-visit op shop for fashion enthusiasts! The store describes itself as being filled with wearable vintage and is open from Monday to Friday. It’s the perfect place for style-lovers or those who want to add something different and fun to their wardrobe. Items are sourced from multiple locations across the globe, and their highlights include an impressive range of boots. Visitors will also find clothing for both men and women, an excellent selection of bags, leather belts, and shirts that are bold and bright!


15. Vintage Garage

Smith Street in Collingwood is home to Vintage Garage, and it’s a real gem! Perhaps a marketplace would be a more accurate description because this unique establishment has more than 40 specialist dealers, each of whom is passionate and knowledgable about what they’re selling. Vintage Garage has something for everyone and to suit every taste. If you want edgy streetwear, or something funky to wear to a festival, they’ve got it. If records and memorabilia, or unique homewares and signages for your house are more to your liking, this is still the place to go.


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Tuesday, September 15, 2020

BENEFITS OF A CLOSED LOOP SUPPLY CHAIN

WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A CLOSED LOOP SUPPLY CHAIN?

Supply Chain Sustainability/Circular Economy

One of the benefits of a closed loop supply chain is money saved through reuse
Sustainability and environmentalism have transformed from topics at the fringes of society to mainstream concerns that affect consumers’ daily lives and purchasing decisions. Recyclable packaging and environmentally friendly certifications are found on many products. More and more customers look for these marks when shopping for food and packaged goods. However, there’s a clear consensus that just using recyclable materials in packaging is not enough. Increasingly, closed loop supply chains, which reuse all of their materials as-is, recycle them into new products, and otherwise find ways to prevent waste are being held up as the logistics model of the future.

The most important benefit of a closed loop supply chain is the reduction of waste. However, the upfront design work to create reusable or completely recyclable packaging, the work of tracking it for reuse, and incentivizing its return can involve a significant cost. As a result, companies are looking for direct financial benefits to justify the cost and effort of making the switch to a closed loop supply chain.


The Financial Benefits of Closed Loop Supply Chains

Recycling plastic to keep it in the supply chainIn truth, the benefits of a closed loop supply chain are indirect. Transitioning to a closed loop supply chain only translates into direct financial benefits to a company over the long term. Complicating matters further is the fact that closing the loop can’t be done quickly. It takes years of research to develop a circular business model, and further years of dedicated effort to fully close the loop and create a zero-waste supply chain. In fact, most companies haven’t yet reached the official zero waste mark at which 90 percent of materials are diverted from landfills. Nevertheless, a closed loop supply chain is worth pursuing due to the following benefits:

Reduced Waste: Efficiencies save money on every operation. Redesigning packaging to reduce the amount of packaging material used for each product can save money, and, if the overall weight is reduced, can also help save on fuel costs. If the redesign makes packaging easier to recycle, some material costs can be recouped as well.

Perception: The wider public is concerned about the environment and becoming increasingly so every day. Consumers are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly products. In fact, the public’s perception of the effort to go green is one of the most immediate benefits of working towards a closed loop supply chain and can boost sales, helping to offset many of the costs of initiating recycling and reusability initiatives.

Customer Loyalty: Sincere ongoing efforts to improve recyclability and material reusability can result in loyalty to a brand. This can be reinforced by refill initiatives in which consumers refill reusable packaging instead of discarding it after a single use. A truly closed loop supply chain for consumer package products resembles a product-as-a-service (PaaS) model, similar to digital marketplaces, in which customers are tied to a certain operating system and its ecosystem of applications.

Shaping Regulation: Companies that work towards a closed loop supply chain ahead of any regulatory mandate that they do so pioneer the methodologies that will be used in the future. This gives them an advantage in that they can work with regulators to help shape future regulations and can provide their services to help other companies with compliance when regulations are enacted.
Being “ahead” of other businesses can bolster a company’s reputation, enhancing customer perceptions and building brand loyalty.

Perhaps the biggest of these advantages is the opportunity to be ahead of regulations and to be able to provide the model that shapes those regulations. Being “ahead” of other businesses this way can, in turn, bolster a company’s reputation, enhancing customer perceptions and building brand loyalty. Being ahead of the crowd is not an easy option though. It requires advanced planning and a degree of trial and error.


Building a Closed Loop Supply Chain

Reusing packaging helps create a closed loop supply chainConsumer durables such as appliances and electronics are more often recycled than other goods because the metals and rare earths that go into these devices retain much of their value. This provides some incentive for waste management companies and recyclers to pull these out of the waste stream and tear them down for recycling. However, even with these incentives, only a small percentage of electronics and appliances are recycled. In the consumer packaged goods market, where the monetary value of individual packaging is minimal and the incentive for recycling it is nonexistent, creating a closed loop supply chain is much more difficult.


Building a closed loop supply chain involves incentivizing the recycling of packaging.

Supply chain management within the circular economy is still primarily concerned with reducing, reusing, or recycling consumer packaging, and most consumer packaging is already recyclable to some degree. Part of the issue is that very few consumers make the effort to put it into the recycling stream and it instead ends up in a landfill. At a minimum, building a closed loop supply chain involves incentivizing the recycling of packaging. However, redesigning packaging to be biodegradable or easier to recycle is likely to be more effective and less costly over the long term.

Another option being tested by some of the world’s largest consumer brands is the PaaS model. Instead of purchasing a product, consuming it, and discarding the packaging, consumers instead participate in a refilling service. They receive a container that is meant to be saved and either take it to a retailer to have it refilled or use a service that drops off new, full containers while reclaiming empty ones for washing, sanitization, and refilling. This is a fundamental change in the way that consumer packaged goods do business. However, it does secure a more consistent market share over the long term as the consumer is a part of a product ecosystem that functions similarly to an online product library.

Plastic pallet pooling is one example of a closed loop supply chainAll of these methods for developing a closed loop system take time. However, companies can begin to reap the benefits of a closed loop supply chain model by choosing a pallet pooling service. Pallet pooling companies use a closed loop system to rent pallets to their clients. While pooled wood pallets will eventually wear out and end up in a landfill, plastic pallet pooling programs that use recyclable HDPE plastic pallets are true closed loops. In this cradle-to-cradle model, every plastic pallet can be recycled directly into another plastic pallet after it reaches the end of its long lifespan.


Sumber :
https://igps.net/blog/2019/09/06/what-are-the-benefits-of-a-closed-loop-supply-chain/

Sunday, September 13, 2020

Circular Economy and Effective Waste Management

The Role of Chemical Recycling in a Circular Economy and Effective Waste Management

November 18, 2019 | Jim Lane

By Zoltan Kish, Ph.D., Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc.


The increasing amount of waste is one of the most challenging problems facing the World, which creates enormous environmental problems. According to the World Bank, Canada produces the most waste per capita in the world. Additionally, Canada recycles just 9 percent of its plastics. Banning foreign waste import by China and other countries has not helped the waste recycling business in Canada. In addition, shifting the recycling program to the producer responsibility by the Ontario Government, will reduce further plastic waste recycling and will increase the plastic pollution. A ban of certain single-use plastic products (e.g., straws, bags) may not solve the spread of plastic litter and environmental problems. Without more effective and sustainable ways to manage produced waste, more and more waste will end up in landfills polluting our land, water, and air.

At the same time, we have a tremendous business opportunity to convert waste into usable sustainable products. According to a market study report prepared by Market Insights Reports, the smart waste management market was valued at $1.41 billion (USD) in 2018 and is expected to reach $5.19 billion by 2024, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.68%, during the forecast period of 2019-2024.

Contaminated and mixed waste products (e.g., plastic, paper, industrial waste, medical waste, MSW) are challenging to recycle by mechanical/physical processing. Especially, traditional plastic waste recycling has difficulties and limitations. Mechanical sorting is not effective for mixed plastic waste. Thousands of different types of plastic are manufactured by combinations of different resin types, dyes, and additives. In addition, the plastic material quality is very susceptible to contamination. Even carefully selected plastic materials can only be recycled limited times in similar products since it degrades every time after reheating. Therefore, most plastic products are downcycled into items of reduced value, such as textiles, toys or fibres, and eventually, end up in landfills and water resources creating tremendous environmental problems. Replacing plastics with alternative materials, such as glass and metals would cost more to manufacture due to the higher energy and other resource consumption. The problem is the way of the current waste management operating.


On the other hand, waste plastic can be recycled into high-value products using advanced and cost-effective waste conversion technologies. The circular economy is not only based on simple reusing waste products. The purpose the recycling is to redesign and convert waste into forms retaining as high value as possible in a circular economy. We need sustainable and effective waste management to protect our environment and develop a working circular economy. In a circular economy, chemical recycling can play a pivotal role in waste conversion into usable materials and clean energy.


Chemical recycling as waste recycling using effective waste conversion technology is essential for a working circular economy. Illinois and Ohio have become the most recent states to pass laws making it easier to build chemical recycling facilities, regulating them as recycling operations rather than waste processing plants. Canadian Government could also consider that as a tool to develop a new approach – “Chemical Recycling” in waste management. Regrettably, Canada and other G7 countries are planning to use waste-to-energy incineration as part of a plastic pollution solution. However, incineration is a very costly and inefficient way for waste conversion into energy and generating highly toxic and carcinogenic pollutants.

The environmental impact of waste can be minimized by proper waste management applying advanced waste conversion technologies. The government should address the demand to solve the incredible waste accumulation problem by developing appropriate tools for waste management challenges and supporting the development of effective waste conversion technologies. We should focus more on waste diversion from landfills and water resources, and the conversion of waste into high-value products. Garbage can be converted into high-value clean energy and sustainable products using advanced and cost-effective waste conversion technologies, such as anaerobic digestion, pyrolysis, gasification, plasma-enhanced gasification, and steam gasification. Therefore, the circular economy should include the use of effective waste conversion technologies to produce high-value usable products. Perspectives of different waste conversion technologies are provided in the article – “Perspectives on Waste-to-Energy Technologies”.

Chemical Recycling should be based on reliable and cost-effective waste conversion technologies. Therefore, it is very important to do technical due diligence before investing and applying new technology to prevent wasting time and money. Regrettably, investors often do not take the time to evaluate the proposed technology and, therefore, the underlying scientific/technological basis of the business is often neglected in the CleanTech sectors. As a result of this, enormous and overpriced facilities were built producing not profitable products. In addition to financial data and management of the company, the underlying scientific/technology base of the applied technology should be considered. Science is supposed to be an essential pillar of a successful and sustainable business. Consequently, it is very important to properly establish the underlying scientific/technology base for applied technologies to build a successful waste conversion plant. The success of waste conversion technology applications depends on the following main factors:

The underlying scientific/technological basis of the process
Implementation of effective scrubbing systems to remove contaminants
Process modelling
Mass & Energy balance
Proper engineering design
Financial data based on mass & energy balance
Waste feedstock evaluation, preparation and availability
Waste energy conversion efficiency
Quantity and quality of the produced products
Applications of the products
Cost-effectiveness of the project

As a result of many years of development, a unique and cost-effective waste convection technology has been developed and tested at the pre-commercial waste conversion facility.  The developed technology is based on a steam gasification process in combination with a reliable scrubbing/cleaning system. The steam gasification technology represents a potential alternative to the traditional treatments of waste feedstocks (e.g. plastic, biomass, MSW, sewage sludge, industrial by-products) to produce high-quality syngas, which contains no noxious oxides and higher hydrogen concentration than products produced by traditional gasification. The chemistry is different due to the high concentration of steam as a reactant and the total exclusion of air and, therefore, oxygen from the steam reformation process. The proposed technology using an indirectly heated kiln in combination with a reliable and effective scrubbing/cleaning system without a feedstock sorting requirement. The technology uses “off the shelf” commercially proven equipment, which significantly lowers the capital and operating costs compared to other waste conversion technologies.

In a working circular economy, a solution for waste disposal and clean energy and sustainable product regeneration is an effective waste conversion technology application based on thermo-chemical and bio-chemical processes. The produced product type depends on the types of feedstock and reactants, and the applied processing conditions as applied physico-chemical interaction conditions in the system. The applied waste conversion technology type depends on the waste feedstock composition and the market requirement on the produced products from waste. The suitable waste conversion technology can divert waste from landfills and convert waste into usable products and prevent contamination of our environment. The waste steam gasification technology as a cost-effective process is most suitable for contaminated and mixed waste (including plastic waste) conversion into various forms of high-value sustainable products, such as electricity, hydrogen, liquid synthetic fuels, and chemicals. At the current stage, based on market demand, hydrogen production from mixed waste (including contaminated plastic waste) is the most cost-effective solution. Using the steam gasification technology for waste conversion into hydrogen is an opportunity for a profitable business, which can solve the world’s biggest problem – the enormous waste accumulation.

There is a requirement for a new and innovative approach in the development of a solution for waste management challenges, waste recycling, plastic waste pollution reduction and a working circular economy. The used waste conversion technologies should be efficient and combined with a reliable scrubbing/cleaning system to remove contaminants in order to generate clean/ renewable energy and other sustainable products and prevent pollution of the surrounding environment. The application of advanced and effective waste conversion technologies can offer an innovative solution to the waste accumulation problem and making a positive impact on the protection of our environment.

Chemical recycling based on cost-effective waste conversion technologies can provide a fundamental shift in the way of produced waste handling in a circular economy. In the working circular economy, the use of cost-effective waste conversion technologies is an innovative waste management strategy to divert waste from landfills, produce clean energy and sustainable products, reduce depletion of natural resources, protect our environment, save time and money. Chemical recycling is a comprehensive and innovative solution to the complex problem of waste management and moving towards a circular economy.


Sumber :
https://www.biofuelsdigest.com/bdigest/2019/11/18/the-role-of-chemical-recycling-in-a-circular-economy-and-effective-waste-management/