World Wide Fund for Nature Indonesia (WWF Indonesia) with Guru Belajar Foundation (GBF) launched an electronic guidebook “Trash Free Family: Reflections from Home for a Better Earth” recently daring.
This book is a response to climate issues that often feel distant and abstract, even though the impact affects the family, both today and the future. This collaborative work provides a practical guide for families to begin their waste-free lifestyle journey.
"This book also invites us to commit together on how to create a school and home environment. Because we know that small changes all start from home," clear Dwi Widya Mutiara, Education Officer WWF Indonesia.
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Dwi hopes, This book can strengthen the role of the family as the smallest unit in society and support a more environmentally friendly lifestyle with minimal waste.
"We believe this is a joint collaboration for us to make our environment better. And of course we have to start from ourselves, starting from now, and start small,said Dwi.
“A waste-free school is not a dream. We know and we can if we want to move together,he continued.
This electronic book will be used by schools assisted by WWF and GBF in the Zero Waste School program. However, Access is free and open to all schools and families who want to take part in efforts to create a sustainable lifestyle.
Consist of 19 page, This book was written by combining several writing styles, of persuasiveness, narrative, to informative. In the beginning, Book users will be invited to imagine how their daily lifestyle impacts the environment and quality of life.
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Then equipped with an activity sheet, good practice, discussion starter, to recommendations for further reading or viewing.
“This book may not be able to immediately reduce waste at home, but my hope is that this book will be a conversation starter about what this really is (zero waste) it could be something we work on," bright Puty Puar from Buibu Read Books, who also compiled this book with GBF.
"In fact, the first thing that is most important to convey to parents about this book is the beginning, part why, that's what's important. Sometimes we know we have to sort the trash, but we don't know why," he continued.
According to Putty, collaboration between schools and parents will have a significant impact. He was sure, The message of the zero waste movement will be more easily accepted by parents if it is conveyed by teachers.
"Especially if it can be part of school assignments or collective reflection at school, this could have a bigger impact,” concluded Puty. (Yosi)
