(NEWS) Changing the Trash Plastic and Cloth Banner Advertising into Money

Jakarta - An interesting sights seen in the XS Project Office, Kaimun Jaya Street, Cilandak, South Jakarta, Sunday (6/7/2014). This non-profit foundation was born in 2002 and focuses on waste management of waste. More then 81 people are involved as an employee. They manage the plastic waste into an useful items that can be sold. The profit will donated to the children's education scavengers.

"These items are given and some of these items we bought it from the scavengers, in the store one pound of waste plastic is Rp 1.000-1.500, but in here we price it Rp 7.000 until Rp 9.000," Jupri said, Sunday (6/7/2014)

These goods are planed to be recycled into bag, laundry pouch and etc. "In Saturday and Sunday we are didn't work.We usually work in Monday until Friday," said Jupri.

To fill market needs, XS Project employee dozen of tailors. They are focuses on overseas sale. "even this product from the waste products, but this product have a long durability. Because this is plastic, it depends how to use it, maybe it can survive 5 years or 10 years," he said.

XS Project also recycle the banner. "for the banner we usually make it into laptop bag. we also have a management marketing and designer," he said.






Source: http://news.detik.com/read/2014/07/06/184113/2629405/10/mengubah-sampah-plastik-dan-kain-spanduk-reklame-jadi-uang