The recycling process of bottles and plastic cups used by mineral water, has the principle of being able to overcome the problem of environmentally friendly production processes ( benefits ), get added value ( profit ) and use appropriate technology, is a characteristic of the design of the process of making products that are effective and effective, by utilizing bottles and plastic cups used by mineral water as raw materials for enumeration, where the results of the chopped will be diluted into plastic seeds, so This is done because in the production process, the cost is relatively cheap and provides direct or indirect benefits for the people of Sukapura Village and its surroundings. In this community service activity, the team from the Faculty of Industrial Engineering with the program provides socialization and training on plastic waste recycling procedures so that it becomes a product with a higher selling value. TM consisting of Wawan Tripiawan, ST, MT, Dr.Ir. Sinta Aryani, Mais, and Isnaeni Yuli Aini, ST, MT discussed the procedure for processing plastic waste into something that had more value by recycling the plastic waste. The recycling process of plastic waste starts from the process of enumeration of plastic waste into small chopped so that it will minimize the volume. In the second stage, the plastic chopped will be diluted at high temperatures so that the plastic will melumer and then the melt is processed into plastic ore. Plastic ore can be sold directly or processed alone independently into products ready to sell. Therefore, this recycling process will be able to increase the economic value of plastic waste that is considered not valuable to become a finished product ready to sell with a higher economic value.
The implementation of the socialization of plastic waste sorting procedures was carried out on November 18, 2021, which took place at the Mandiri Garbage Bank in Sukapura Village. As a complement, at the end of November 2021, 3 units of garbage bins have been submitted that have been marked with separation of plastic types that can be recycled.
In the future, this program is expected to continue with the procurement of plastic chopped lubricant machines that are running with the CSE (Community Service Engagement) scheme from Telkom University.
By: Wawan Tripiawan, ST, MT