Surabaya Municipal and Shell Indonesia Inaugurate "Bank Sampah"
Feb 03, 2013
Through CSR program titled as SUPEL (Shell untuk Pelestarian Lingkungan), Surabaya Administration together with Shell Indonesia and Urban Community Development Center (Pusdakota) of Surabaya University have inaugurated Bank Sampah (Waste Bank) in Babatan Village, Surabaya. Profits from the sale of the waste will be deposited in Bank Sampah and later used to finance village development and savings-and-loan schemes in Babatan.
Surabaya, February 3, 2013 - PT Shell Indonesia has joined forces with the Surabaya municipal government and Surabaya University’s Urban Communities Empowerment Center (Pusdakota) to inaugurate the Bank Sampah in Babatan, Wiyung, Surabaya on February 3, 2013. Surabaya Municipal Government represented by the Head of Hygiene and City Parks Hidayat Syah was accompanied by Network Portfolio Manager of Shell Indonesia Hendra Nagunta, inaugurated the Bank Sampah, witnessed by Pusdakota Team, the Head of Wiyung Subdistrict Joko Sudiyono and the Head of Babatan’s community unit (RW) 01 Suhargiyo.
The Inauguration of Bank Sampah at Babatan Village is the culmination of Shell untuk Pelestarian Lingkungan (SUPEL), a Shell Indonesia’s CSR program in collaboration with Pusdakota of Surabaya University and the Surabaya municipal government.
President Director and Country Chairman of Shell Indonesia Darwin Silalahi said “We are extremely grateful to the Surabaya municipal government for fully supporting the SUPEL program implementation in Babatan and Lontar. The SUPEL program reflects Shell’s commitment to make a positive contribution to the local communities in areas where we operate. We hope that strategic CSR programs such as SUPEL can bring sustainable benefits not only to Babatan and Lontar but also throughout Surabaya, in the form of a cleaner, greener and more productive environment, which can be a source of pride to residents.”
The SUPEL program has been operating in Babatan and Lontar since November 2012. The Pusdakota team has provided training to local residents on types of waste, open-window based waste management, liquid and solid bacteria production, waste bank management, and plastic recycling, enabling them to better manage their environment. In addition, the residents have agreed to establish community sub unit (RT) 05 as a Clean, Healthy and Autonomous (BERsih, SEhat dan mandiRI – BERSERI) RT model.
According to Mr Suhargiyo, “The SUPEL program has had a positive impact on the residents, as they are now starting to manage their waste properly. What was previously seen as ‘waste disposal’ is now viewed as ‘waste management’. The introduction of proper waste management has had a beneficial effect on the environment, and residents have gained the skills to enable the Bank Sampah to be self-sustaining. Hopefully, the collaboration among PT Shell Indonesia, Pusdakota and Surabaya municipal government will set a positive precedent for other companies. I hope other RTs will adopt the program.“
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