Tangerang Waste Bank Expands Use of Waste, Processing Used Clothes into Doormats

Climate impacts need to be supported by measurements

Saifuddin also said that waste sorting and composting contributed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. He likened the collective impact of the movement in the western region to being equivalent to planting hundreds of mature tropical trees.

The equality claim has not been accompanied by detailed calculations in the statement published by the Tangerang City Government. Emission reduction figures, measurement periods, or conversion methods used are not available.

Therefore, comparisons with the number of trees cannot be treated as verified measurement results.

Quarterly evaluations are an opportunity for waste bank managers to strengthen the recording of activity results. Data on the weight and type of waste managed, the results of using used clothing, as well as income from product sales can help show the environmental and economic benefits of citizen movements more clearly.