A Journey of Responsibility to Keep the Earth Healthy and Free From Waste Pollution
A Journey of Responsibility
to Keep the Earth Healthy and
Free From Waste Pollution
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| The Great Pacific Garbage Patch |
- Visual Survey - A survey of all marine debris that they see from the vessel. If they find an object large enough, they will collect that debris and take pictures for researches to track back the origin of that debris.
- Attach GPS Buoy - By attaching GPS buoy onto marine debris, they can know the movement of trash in the ocean.
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| Plastic Waste |
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| Flood in Manado |
1. Please don’t panic.
2. Evacuate to a higher place.
3. Monitor weather developments.
4. Save your important belongings.
5. Turn off electricity in your house.
6. Take refuge in a safer place.
7. Always be careful.
Source: https://www.rukita.co/stories/tindakan-saat-dan-pasca-banjir/
But again, it will be better if we can prevent floods by applying these steps.
1. Throw garbage in its place.
Every waste that you throw in certain places
like roads, drains, rivers, and oceans can cause a flood. Even little waste
will be piling up until it clogs channels and the process of absorption of
rainwater. If you don’t find any trash bin to throw your trash, please keep it
until you find garbage.
2. Plant trees and plants around the house.
The root of the plants can absorb water well,
which can bring rainwater into the soil and keep it as groundwater reserves.
Without the help of plants, the soil couldn’t absorb rainwater well, and there
will be puddles on the surface of the soil.
3. Make drains well.
If you could make drains well, then the
rainwater will drain properly so that the flood couldn’t enter your house.
4. Add water absorption areas.
Please let your house yard be covered by soil,
not with concrete or asphalt. If impossible to make it completely on the
ground, use paving so there is still room for water infiltration.
5. Routinely clean the house drains.
By cleaning your house drains two times a week
or month, there will be no pilling trashes that could cause a flood. Besides
avoiding floods, this also can be helpful for the health of your environment
from mosquitos and mouse nests that cause disease.
6. Do not cut trees illegally.
The potential of a flood will increase as you
cut trees often and illegally. Trees are helpful to absorb rainwater easily.
Therefore, do not cut trees too often to avoid a flood.
7. Do not build houses by the river.
Building a house by the river has many risks
rather than making a house in the city. It can damage the environment because
household waste is much easier to wash away in the river. Besides, this usually
overcrowded environment can be a place for various diseases to develop from
poor sanitation.
8. Make biopore holes at home
Biopore is one of the effective ways to prevent a flood. Biopore is a hole made to support house cleanliness, water availability, clean household waste, and even help prevent flooding. But there are still many people who have not realized the benefits of making biopore holes at their houses. Biopore holes applied at home can include water holes, organic waste holes, and sewer holed. By applying this biopore hole at home, likely, floods will not hit your house, and your house will get the amount of good quality water during dry seasons, as well as compost from organic waste that can improve soil quality. If you want to have a better environment for your house, please check the video below to find out how to make bio-pore holes.
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| Eco-Friendly Lifestyle Poster |
- Eat Less Meat
- Use Paperless and Recycle More
- Use Canvas Bags Instead of Plastic
- Start A Compost Bin
- Purchase the Right Light Bulb (CFL and LED)
- Choose Cloth Over Paper
- Cut Down on Energy in Your Home
- Borrow Instead of Buying
- Reduce Water Waste
- Recycling a Car
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| ~ Mosaic Art Tote Bag ~ |
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| Mosaik Art Craft |
- A3 Paper
- Pencil
- Scissor
- Glue Gun
- Black Cloth Marker
- Tote Bag/Canvas Bag
- Sunflower Hulls
- Eggshells
- Empty Glass Bottle
- Two Different Kinds of Used Plastic Bags.
- Separate the sunflower seed shell with the sunflower kernel. So you only need the sunflower hulls.
- Crack the eggshells into small pieces, then let them dry under the sunlight.
- Break the glass bottle into small pieces according to the desired size.
- Clean the plastic bags with a cloth if they're dirty.
- Prepare all the tools and materials needed.
- Draw a draft (bird, tree, and a big circle) on A3 paper using a pencil.
- Take one plastic bag, then cut it into a circle shape with scissors.
- Then, attach the plastic circle to the tote bag with hot glue.
- Draw the draft you've made on the tote bag using a pencil.
- Prepare your glue gun, then stick the sunflower hulls one by one on the wings and the nose of the bird.
- After that, attach the outer eggshells (brown) one by one on the bird's head and body.
- For the bird's eyeballs, use a cloth marker to color it.
- Then, stick the inner eggshells (white) one by one on the bird's eyes.
- Next, cut the second plastic into small rectangles. Then, glue it to the tree branch following the outline.
- Lastly, glue some parts of the glass bottle as a leaf at the edge of the twigs.
- Finally, the mosaic art tote bag has been beautifully decorated!
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| Creative Economy Poster |
The creative economy is a new concept in the economic sector that prioritizes creativity and information. The present concept in the creative economy is to put forward human resources, who have ideas and knowledge that are used as the main factors in production. In other words, the creative economy is a concept that intensifies information and creativity by relying on ideas and knowledge from human resources as the main production factor.
Source: https://bapenda.jabarprov.go.id/2017/05/24/apa-itu-ekonomi-kreatif/
Examples of creative economy businesses that can be developed are advertising, architecture, art markets, handicrafts, design, fashion, music, games, broadcasting, video, film, and photography. The creative economy certainly has benefits for national denominations. The benefits of the creative economy include creating new jobs, increasing people's creativity, reducing unemployment, increasing innovation in various fields, and creating higher quality business competition.
Source: https://accurate.id/ekonomi-keuangan/pengertian-ekonomi-kreatif/
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| ~ Mosaic Art Tote Bag ~ |
This creative product is one of the eco-friendly products that can bring big impacts on society and the surrounding environment. This product is creative because we can see a touch of mosaic art and a unique base. This product is said to be unique because I used waste materials to become an element in mosaic art on a tote bag. Instead of wasting these wastes, it will be better if I recycle them into something completely beautiful.
This mosaic art tote bag is inspired by current environmental conditions. What's wrong with the environment today? The world environment, especially Indonesia today is very concerning. The large amount of plastic waste and waste that has piled up in roads, sewers, rivers, and even oceans harm ecosystem life. Therefore, this art tote bag mosaic product is part of the creative economy product because it is containing the elements of creativity, is based on information, and is part of the art goods market.
My goal of choosing to make this mosaic art tote bag is, with the hope that plastic will be reduced in our environment. Also, I use the art mosaic technique to attract attention for the public to buy this product. The impact of this product on society and the environment is that people can have the habit of using tote bags instead of plastic bags. Also, plastics and other waste materials can be minimized so that the world can be cleaner.
Indonesia's Creative Economy Challenges:
Problem: The development of the creative economy in Indonesia is constrained by the limited quantity and quality of creative actors.
Through this product that I made, I can prove that the Indonesian people have great potential to develop their creativity. Of course, the product that I make is a creative item. Why not? I used the materials that are in the environment to be something beautiful and can help the environment. If Indonesians are said to be not creative, then this mosaic art tote bag idea will not be produced.
2. Capital
Problem: A weak number of financing institutions can provide financing for creative actors and financing for creative industries.
Not only creativity, but this product also proves that to make environmentally friendly products, but you also don't need to use expensive items. I use processed organic and inorganic waste that is very easy to find around us, so we don't have to spend a lot of money to get them. In other words, I use trash to make this product. Therefore, I can conclude that the creative economy doesn't need a lot of capital.
3. Distribution
Problem: Lack of innovation encourages consumers to get their products.
In this modern era, everything can be made easy via the internet, especially social media. By carrying out advertisements and promos on e-commerce applications with a specific mission to develop sales of this product. The goals are, to buy tote bags with promos consumers who buy must promote the product by spreading the benefits of this product on their social media (reviews), share our social media accounts to at least five people, and use tote bags frequently.
Besides, we can reject it by selling it to shops that generally use plastic bags. We can offer collaboration where we hold promos/bonuses to consumers, which gain profit for everyone. Therefore, distribution is no longer a big problem because of this strategy we can encourage people to buy our products.
The market segmentation:
Based on Geography:
- I will sell this mosaic art tote bag in Manado, of course, by implementing the planned strategies.
- This product does not consider age, gender, or occupation because people often use single-use plastics. However, if you look back, this product will be more useful for school children (10 years) up to 50 years old, who often do activities. Many people in the city of Manado do activities outside the home. Therefore, this product can develop well based on demographic conditions.
- This product is considered good by the community because it supports environmental friendliness. Even though there is still no high self-awareness about minimizing the use of plastics, the product still has opportunities to develop. Manado people who like to try new things will be interested in practicing the use of this tote bag, plus an affordable price.
The environment, which is increasingly polluted by plastic waste, must be a factor in the loss of the welfare of the Indonesian people. Seeing the current environmental conditions, this tote bag can be an alternative and a solution to the excessive use of single-use plastics. If this product has been used by many people and becomes popular, then many will be influenced and apply the same thing. Many people like to follow trends that are heating up. Of course, this will also affect plastic producers or other communities to produce cheap tote bags for their livelihood. The more people affected, the less disposable waste is used. That way, the environment can continue to improve and make the Indonesian people safe and prosperous.
Biblical Christian Worldview
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| The Creation |
God created man for the first time to maintain the garden of Eden. Humans are allowed by God to enjoy God's beautiful works and creations. God himself wants us not to ignore His creation but to cultivate it well, as said in Genesis 2:15. God has also commanded us in Genesis 1: 28 to be responsible for all creatures on earth and nature around us. Therefore, everyone should be aware as the keepers of God's creation by guarding and caring for the world properly.
If we can practice eco-friendly living, we can change the environment to be better. This is our concrete action to our seriousness in protecting the environment, as God did during His creation. God has created a good living environment since the time of creation, so we must take good care of it seriously. Also, we need to have a responsible attitude to protect the environment. The responsibility in carrying out our life goals, namely enjoying life and glorifying God's name. God, Himself has shown a responsible attitude; by carrying out a gradual process of creation. By building these two characters, we can have the divine character given by Christ to overcome environmental and universal problems.
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| Eco-Friendly Earth |
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