UNAIR NEWS – Ministry of Social and Environment Student Executive Board (BEM) Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) for the 2022 period held a soft launching of Bank Sampah Emas (lit: Gold Waste Bank, ed) on Friday, September 9, 2022, at the Student Center of FISIP UNAIR. Bank Sampah Emas (Garbage Sorting Movement) activity works as a real action to realize FISIP UNAIR towards a green campus. The waste bank is a solution to the waste management problem that has not been resolved for years in FISIP UNAIR academic community.

As the chief executive, Marcella announced that the committee provides rewards for academics who want to save in their waste bank. “We give rewards for friends who want to collect garbage,” explained Marcella.

She explained that the Bank Sampah Emas was a tangible manifestation of 3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) to make the FISIP UNAIR a green campus.

“The waste bank will receive waste from students every two weeks, every Friday at FISIP UNAIR. The exact time and location will be adjusted and informed via Instagram accounts @fisipgreensociety and @bemfisipunair,” explained Marcella.

Furthermore, Marcella explained the criteria for acceptable garbage. “The terms and conditions for depositing garbage are that they must be dry and clean from product residue, the minimum deposit that gets a reward from Bank Sampah Emas is 1 kg,” explained Marcella.

“Actually, we started receiving garbage at 2 o’clock later, but after this inauguration, we are receiving waste,” he concluded.

Meanwhile, Putu Aditya Ferdian Ariawantara SIP MKP, FISIP faculty representative, considered the activity very positive. “Hopefully, this action will be a source of good deeds for us,” said Putu.

Furthermore, Moh. Agung Santoso SHum MM, UNAIR SDGs Center representative, appreciated the collaboration between BEM FISIP and Lamalama.id.

“The collaboration in providing Bank Sampah Emas is very interesting. Besides being useful, it can also support the goal of SDG 2 “No Hunger” and SDG 12 for Responsible Consumption and Production,” explained Agung.

He also said he was ready to support the activities of the waste bank in FISIP UNAIR.

“We, UNAIR SDGs Center, will help maintain this program because positive student activity like this is the spearhead of SDGs implementation,” Agung emphasized.

Author: Bakti Hasanudin

Editor: Khefti Al Mawalia