“I feel the throat when seeing coconut waste piling in the village. In fact that if, it can be export commodities that produce money ”, said Nur Hasan (41) villagers of Gucialit, Lumajang, East Java, disela break makes briquette charcoal.
Since six am, the noise of the diesel engine sounds from behind his home. With the check, busy workers make a briquette charcoal made by coconut shell waste. The waste material is abundant, easy to find in each village corner.
In addition to relatively inexpensive raw material sources, processing briquette charcoal is also relatively easy. Workers are enough to get burned charcoal, four to five days.
Photo air atmosphere industrial house charcoal briquette in Gucialit Village, Lumajang, East Java.
The work collects coconut shell waste to be burned in Gucialit Village, Lumajang, East Java.
“For how to process briquettes from coconut shell, I’m just looking for on YouTube aja, Hasan’s word while sunbathing briquette charcoal.
Although the effort is simple, the turnover is quite extraordinary. In a day, Hasan is able to process 600 kilograms of briquette charcoal, or about 15 tons per month.
Even to meet the target of production, Hasan should look for the supply of coconut waste to out Lumajang. Among them to Malang Regency and cities in Sumatra Island.
Working insert briquette charcoal powder into the printer machine in Gucialit Village, Lumajang, East Java.
The work completed the manufacture of briquettes made by coconut shell waste in Gucialit Village, Lumajang, East Java.
Briquette production is not only sold in the country, but also penetrates export markets such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Overseas purchasers are obtained from networking on social media Facebook.
For domestic markets, briquette charcoal for sale Rp10 thousand-Rp30 thousand per kg. While for the foreign market is priced by USD10 per kg. With that price, Hasan can benefit from Rp45 million-Rp50 million per month.
Hard work, ductile and congregation see opportunities, now bear money. coconut waste turns out not waste, but can be the source of rupiah even dollars.
The work completed the manufacture of briquettes made by coconut shell waste in Gucialit Village, Lumajang, East Java.
The work of cutting briquette charcoal molds made the basis of coconut waste remains wet in Gucialit Village, Lumajang, East Java.
Photo and text: Irfan Sumanjaya
The work of a briquette charcoal is made based on coconut wastes produced in Gucialit Village, Lumajang, East Java.
The work shows a briquette charcoal made by coconut shell waste produced in Gucialit Village, Lumajang, East Java.
The work shows a briquette charcoal made by coconut shell waste produced in Gucialit Village, Lumajang, East Java.
The work of folding the packaging of briquette charcoal that will be sent to Turkey in the village of Gucialit, Lumajang, East Java.
Nur Hasan (mid) with workers exhibited a briquette charcoal made by coconut waste ready to be shipped to Turkey in Gucialit Village, Lumajang, East Java.
Editor: Danika Wahyu