Staff members and volunteers of the Biotechnology and Bioscience Development Foundation and participants of the Zero Waste Academy are selecting waste collected from 70 households of low and middle income families during the Waste Analysis and Characterization Study and Brand Audit at Padjadjaran University’s Health Technical Managing Unit, Bandung, on Sept. 27. JP/Arya Dipa

YPBB staff members and volunteers are measuring waste during the Waste Analysis and Characterization Study and Brand Audit at Padjadjaran University’s health technical implementation unit, Bandung on Sept. 27. JP/Arya Dipa

Each sample of waste is selected and measured in a detailed manner. The data collected from a number of areas can represent a city and the data collected from a number of cities or regencies can represent the condition of waste in a region or country. JP/Arya Dipa

Each sample of waste was already separated according to its type and is measured and recorded based on the waste collected the same day. The Waste Analysis and Characterization Study and Brand Audit normally runs for more than a week to see the waste produced on weekdays and weekends. (JP/Arya Dipa

The waste that was already grouped according to its type is then filtered again based on its amount, brand and producer. The data collected in urban areas show that their waste is dominated by coffee wrappers. JP/Arya Dipa

Food packaging trash is differentiated into several types, including those with foil layers inside. In the Waste Analysis and Characterization Study and Brand Audit in Lebak Gede subdistrict, Coblong district, the process resulted in 84 types of waste. JP/Arya Dipa

The Waste Analysis and Characterization Study and Brand Audit that separated waste into 84 types aims to manage and control waste, as well as to give the industry feedback on the materials used in production. JP/Arya Dipa

After all the waste is separated according to type, the Waste Analysis and Characterization Study and Brand Audit will decide which residues need to be discarded in the final dumpsite because they have no economic value and cannot be recycled. JP/Arya Dipa

Waste resulted from cartoon materials have an economic value as long as they are not yet mixed with wet waste. (JP/Arya Dipa

Brand audit or selecting waste based on its type and brand similarity is an important part to learn about the characters of waste in a particular area. JP/Arya Dipa

The Waste Analysis and Characterization Study and Brand Audit in Lebak Gede subdistrict, Coblong district, Bandung, divides waste into 84 types, separated using buckets and sacks. JP/Arya Dipa

The Waste Analysis and Characterization Study and Brand Audit in Lebak Gede subdistrict, Coblong district, Bandung city, divides waste into 84 types, separated using buckets and sacks. JP/Arya Dipa

The Waste Analysis and Characterization Study and Brand Audit organizing committee from the YPBB emphasizes the spirit to reduce waste, including when serving food and drink. JP/Arya Dipa