KUPANG, EAST NUSA TENGGARA — Dompet Dhuafa Volunteer (DDV) East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), along with the Disaster Management Center (DMC), conducted “Kepung Sampah” (garbage siege action), a beach cleanup at Oesalen Beach and Kaisalun Beach, in Akle Village, South Semau District, Kupang, NTT. The event lasted three days, from Friday to Sunday (15/17/2023).
It is named “Kepung Sampah” due to a waste collection activity, followed by sorting of rubbish by type. Then, an audit of the waste was conducted based on the waste brands. As a result, the team in the field managed to collect 113,6 kilograms of waste.
The Kepung Sampah action is a series of activities from the Voluntrip Waste Summit (VWS), a volunteer activity that combines education and tourism with environmental action.
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According to the National Waste Management Information System (SIPSN), the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), waste generation in NTT in the last three years has been in the range of 80-160 thousand tons. The most in 2021, which is 160 thousand tons. Then decreased in 2022, as much as 114 thousand tons.
The largest source of waste in NTT is waste from households, which is 43.57 percent. With the largest composition of plastic waste and food waste with an equal percentage figure, namely 24.07 percent.
“The two beaches are quite famous tourist attractions, because they are famous for their potential, there is also a lot of garbage. So we chose these two locations for the Kepung Sampah Action,” said Andre Setyo Budi as DDV NTT Coordinator.
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“The most waste found was plastic beverage bottles. The final result we deposit to the nearest Waste Bank for follow-up processing,” concluded Andre. (Dompet Dhuafa/DMC/DDV/AFP)