Re-Juve and Kompis Managing Restaurant Trash is a Blessing
Garbage, one of humanity’s greatest legacies for the earth
It is undeniable that one of the greatest legacies of humankind on earth is trash. Indonesia even set a bad record in 2018 as the largest producer of food waste in the world after Saudi Arabia. It is quite ironic considering that many people still find it difficult to just find a bite of rice.
Many think that food waste is not as bad as its relatives, plastic waste. You need to know that food waste is the largest contributor to methane gas which has an impact on atmospheric damage and global warming. Not only that, methane gas that has accumulated in the Final Processing Site (TPA) is also a real threat that can explode at any time. Hundreds of residents died and dozens of houses were destroyed by a wave of rubbish as high as 70 meters in Leuwigajah in 2005 is enough proof of his awesomeness. All of us, especially restaurant and hotel business owners who are the biggest contributor to food waste, bear a big responsibility for this damage.
Then, what can we do? Currently, companies that care about the environment have started to play an active role and are ready to help Kompis Friends save the earth from food waste. Like Re-Juve and Kompis who have successfully turned trash into a blessing. Check out the reviews below!
Get to know Food Waste and Food Loss
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) categorizes food waste into 2 types; food waste and food loss. Food waste is ready-to-consume food that doesn’t sell and is eventually wasted. Meanwhile, food loss is food waste that is wasted during the production process, such as vegetables damaged by pests, rotting fruit or meat, unsold crops, and so on.
Food waste can be reduced by distributing the remaining unsold food stock to our fellow employees. Better yet, if you can share it with the local community. Especially during this pandemic, the potential for food waste will be more and so will people who need it. Instead of being stale and wasted into trash, we better share it so that it will be a blessing, Kompis Friends. Don’t be afraid to lose, because goodness will definitely bring goodness too, really.
If food waste can be distributed directly, it is different from food loss. Usually food loss is in the form of raw food materials that are not suitable for consumption and must be discarded. Restaurant and hotel business owners can make efforts to reduce the amount of food loss. Usually, the amount of food loss that is produced depends on the ability to organize and process raw materials.
If a lot of raw materials are already rotten or damaged before being processed, it’s a good idea for Kompis Friends to recheck the flow of food in and out; starting from storage conditions to planning for more mature food shopping. Make sure your raw material purchases match sales averages for a not too long time.
Re-Juve and Kompis Solution in Processing Food Waste
Unfortunately, there are still many restaurant and hotel business owners who don’t care about the mountains of food waste they leave every day. Researchers found that 84% of restaurants and hotels in West Java dispose of food waste, be it food waste or food loss, directly into the trash without any processing effort. In fact, Re-Juve as an environmental company has found a very effective solution to this problem. Re-Juve in collaboration with Kompis has run a program to procure maggot (maggot) farms to process bio-waste which is capable of processing up to 2 tons of waste per day; produce fresh maggots up to 100kg per day and dried maggots up to 10kg per day.
Black Soldier Fly, a maggot producer for organic waste processing
Maggots or maggots that process bio-waste are not the types of maggots that we usually encounter in trash or rotting carcasses. This maggot is produced from the larvae of the Black Soldier Fly, which is a family of flies that have a larger body than ordinary flies. Every 1 kg of maggot can convert 1 kg of organic waste. The remaining unused organic waste can still be processed into compost, so that no more organic waste is left. This maggot also has high economic value among breeders. The reason is, the maggot from BSF is very rich in protein and good for animal feed.
These are Re-Juve and Kompis’ answers to problems that are often found in the culinary, restaurant and hospitality industries. It is enough by sending organic waste to a waste bank that has collaborated with Kompis, business owners are already participating for a better earth. Business owners also benefit; no more piles of food waste in the business area that cause odors and sources of disease. No need to bother processing your own waste, and avoid the potential for illegal dumping and dumping.
Let’s start the movement and join Kompis to save the earth from the threat of garbage and global warming. For more information on cooperation, please contact Kompis on our website.
