'Recycling is good business'<\/p>\n
Think globally, act locally, environmentalists say. The proper
\nhandling of household waste, though often overlooked, could
\neventually save natural resources and reduce pollution. In
\nobservance of World Environment Day on June 5, The Jakarta Post
\nasked residents about public awareness of the need to conserve
\nnatural resources and their thoughts on the importance of
\nrecycling.<\/p>\n
Vina Khairunisa, 21, is a student at the University of
\nIndonesia. She rents a room near her campus in Depok:<\/p>\n
I think recycling would help reduce the piles of garbage in
\nJakarta and other big cities in Indonesia. It would also mean
\nhelping to prevent more pollution.<\/p>\n
It is true that many people still do not realize the
\nimportance of recycling and tend to ignore the issue. They assume
\nthat their garbage will be taken by scavengers, so they think
\nthey are helping the scavengers by dumping as much garbage as
\nthey can.<\/p>\n
But they should realize that the paper and plastic bags they
\nuse could be recycled into many other materials. Furthermore,
\nthey could also start a business recycling used paper and plastic
\nbags.<\/p>\n
I guess one of the ways to increase people's awareness of
\nrecycling would be to encourage recycling companies or successful
\nrecycling businessman to share their experiences at universities
\nand schools. They could inspire youngsters to recycle not only
\nfor the benefit of the environment, but also as a business
\nopportunity.<\/p>\n
Cak Narto, 35, works at a bookstore in Depok. He lives with
\nhis family in East Jakarta:<\/p>\n
Many people talk about the environment, but they don't do
\nanything to preserve it.<\/p>\n
Lots of people talk about recycling as one way to preserve the
\nenvironment because it saves trees from being cut down to produce
\nnew paper and cuts down on the number of plastic bags being
\nthrown away.<\/p>\n
However, recycled materials are usually more expensive than
\nnew materials. For example, recycled paper is more expensive than
\nnew paper, which is mass produced.<\/p>\n
For now on, we should focus more on recycling plastic products
\nbecause people everywhere use plastic bags and then just throw
\nthem away.<\/p>\n
And environmental experts say plastic cannot be broken down
\nnaturally, so it has be recycled manually.<\/p>\n
--The Jakarta Post<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/recycling-is-good-business-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }