TIME.CO, Jakarta – Governor of DKI Jakarta Anies Baswedan revealed that the worm fly activist or “black soldier” in East Jakarta, Akbarreza (34), was able to reduce the volume of waste while creating jobs for out-of-school children .
“Other residents are ready to follow, yes, because this worm has great economic benefits,” Anies said during the community appreciation event for environmental care at Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, North Jakarta, Tuesday evening, 11 October 2022 .
Anies said that although it is only a small, black organism, this worm effectively eats organic waste and is economically valuable as animal feed and fish feed.
In addition, worm dung can also be used as a compost for plant fertilizers. That is, worm activists have the potential to earn income from worm production itself.
“Therefore, we (the provincial government of DKI Jakarta) want to thank the best people, the maggot activists in Jakarta,” said Anies.
Akbarreza defeated two of his competitors to be selected as the best activist in Jakarta through the cultivation of the RW06 West Cakung Maggot Hut, Cakung District, East Jakarta.
“Thank God, Akbar now already has a workforce of four, sir. I can help our brothers and sisters who dropped out of school,” Akbarreza said.
Not only that, the RW06 West Cakung maggot hut is also recognized by the DKI Jakarta Environmental Service because it is capable of decomposing three to four tons of organic waste per week.
Akbarreza hopes that the benefits of this worm can also be felt by other Indonesians, so that it can be absorbed. nonsense become even bigger.
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