Management of TPS3R and Waste Banks Needs to be Directed Towards a Circular Economic Concept

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Waste is still a problem that cannot be resolved properly. High public consumption patterns, coupled with low awareness in waste management, are the causes. There are still many people who litter. Even if you throw garbage in its place, it is done without a sorting process from the beginning. As a result, the piles of garbage in landfills (TPA), continue to increase and even in some areas can no longer be accommodated.

Especially when talking about plastic waste that is difficult to decompose. It requires serious efforts in dealing with it. So far, a lot of garbage has also been buried in the river channel. Thus causing floods and various other disasters.

Various efforts to untangle the problem have been made by various parties. Various initiatives such as the establishment of waste banks, the construction of TPS3R are widely carried out in various regions. Even so, it is still not enough. This is because the waste bank and TPS3R are still not running well. Its business model still uses the old paradigm. Garbage is collected, then transported. Meanwhile, the existing business model does not run continuously.

Responding to this, the PPM College of Management in collaboration with WWF Indonesia through the Plastic Smart Cities (PSC) program, held a training on the application of circular concepts to waste bank managers and TPS3R. The event will be held starting Monday (19/9/2022) once a week and will be completed in November 2022. The event was attended by 30 waste bank managers and TPS3R in Bogor and Jakarta. 20 lecturers and 45 students of the PPM management college who acted as presenters and companions in the training event.

"We know that the circular economy is an alternative solution offered to replace the traditional linear economic system that uses the take, use and dispose model. By applying the circular economy concept, it is hoped that it can minimize waste production by sorting and reusing as many products and materials as possible systemically and repeatedly," said Vice chairperson I for academic and student affairs of the PPM College of Management Eva Hotnaida Saragih some time ago.

According to Eva, in the circular economic concept of using waste resources, emissions and wasted energy are minimized by breaking the consumption production cycle. At the same time, it also extends product life, design innovation, maintenance, reuse, recycling into original products and other products. Such knowledge will be provided during the training and mentoring.

"I hope that the impact of this training and mentoring activity can realize the independence of waste banks and TPS3R through the application of business capital and a circular economy. Not only to increase the knowledge and understanding of participants in the fields of product development, HR management, financial management, marketing management and entrepreneurship, but until they are able to apply and get results in the business development of participants," he said.

WWF Indonesia's Climate and Footprint Programme Manager Tri Agung Rooswiadji said that the collaboration between Indonesia's Plastic Smart Cities (PSC) program and the PPM Management College in circular-based waste management is a good thing.

"The purpose of this training is in an effort to reduce plastic waste to nature. Currently, waste management is still linearly based. Take it, transport it, throw it away. So we need new innovations in implementing waste management based on a circular economy. Waste itself from the other side has a fairly high economic value. And in this effort, a new strategy, knowledge, and business model are needed," he said.

Tri said that circular economy is a relatively new concept and needs to develop new innovations. He hopes that the challenges in realizing the circular economic concept can be realized in the training.

"We at PSC are willing to provide support in the implementation of the results of this training of course in the business model to be drawn up. So that in the future we can implement circular-based waste management economy together," he said.

The manager of TPS3R MBR (Mutiara Bogor Raya) Sulistiawati appreciated the training event. He said that so far, he has been involved in waste management for quite a long time. There are quite a lot of derivative products from the waste in TPS3R that he manages. Such as magot, organic farming, catfish, quail eggs and others. It's just that so far he feels that there is not enough knowledge to further develop TPS3R in terms of economics and management.

"We really don't have the knowledge of management. Hopefully by taking this training, we will have an idea of how we should package products, market, calculate profit and loss and others. What is needed in developing a circular economic model in the management of TPS3R is all illustrated in this training. Hopefully it can support the management of our TPS3R in the future," said Sulis.

He further said that through the coach he could see business opportunities from the management of TPS3R. Henceforth it is well implemented. Both in terms of business model, balance sheet, marketing, increasing human resources and so on.

"At least we can know that what we have been engaged in so far, turned out to be a business that can be profitable. So far from the managed TPS3R, the circular economy has been running. We have already processed the waste. Even we make derivative products. From kasgot, compost, quail eggs, chicken eggs. It's just that we don't really understand how to manage good finances like what? We're just manual bookkeeping. But in terms of the economic balance sheet, we can't describe it yet. That's why this is an extraordinary thing for me to learn about good waste management," he said.

He said that the knowledge gained from the training will be applied in the management of TPS3R in MBR. On the other hand, he also hopes that there will be intensive assistance continuously so that the TPS3R he manages can develop even better."The delivery of the speaker is very clear. Moreover, it was added to the module given to us. So far I can fully understand what the speaker is conveying. We just have to apply it. It's been illustrated in my mind what to do," he said.

Ciliwung River Naturalization Task Force activist Bujang Slamet said the training activity was an extraordinary thing. By participating in the training, it becomes a very important capital in waste management in the future.

"So far, we have focused on educating the public in managing waste wisely. It has not led to a waste management business model. But after participating in this activity, there is valuable input. When you return to the region later, you will discuss circular economic-based waste management with the community. We will formulate it so that this training journey is easily explored by the community," he concluded.***

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