Waste and its management is a classic problem in big cities, including Jakarta. More than 5000 tons of garbage produced in Jakarta. Trash can not be separated from life, many things have been done to facilitate the waste management. One of it is the separation of organic and anorganic waste. However, in practice this is not much help.

There are still many people who do not realize or maybe do not understand differences between organic and inorganic waste, so that where there is a trash bin, even though it have been labelled, people in big cities often don’t realize that.

In addition, things that can be one of waste management is to reduce the amount of waste daily, whether plastic, paper, and the other kind of garbage. Here are some of activities that can be done to reduce the amount of waste:

• Always carry a cloth bag / reusable bag every day and refuse plastic bags when shopping.
• Bring a water bottle / tumblr so no need to buy bottled water in plastic if not indispensable.
• Do not buy items that are not needed.
• Utilize domestic waste as a fertilizer
• Recycle waste, eg paper, plastic (for crafts), bottles and cans as plant pots, and so on.

The easiest way to start things over is to start with yourself, then invite the smallest environment (the family) to familiarize with things like state above to reduce the amount of waste.