Tunas Hijau Agrees on their Doing More With Less Project

After 8 days of their Doing More With Less Cultural Exchange the Tunas Hijau team have made a plan for their school projects and their personal waste challenge when they return to Java, Indonesia. The students visited Alcoa Wormfarms, met with the Centre for Water Research, University of Western Australia, helped Cottesloe Primary School set up an MK Chapter, met with CEO of City of South Perth,  joined MK on a tour of the Avon River and learnt how to manage recycling, composting and a worm farming in an Australian household during their visit.

The students will continue their work on the Brandis River, Java on their return and help educate local schools about composting and wormfarms. They will put in 1000 Biopori holes to increase water retention in the soil which encourages worms. They will promote these projects in 3 Junior High School, Surabaya, 26 Junior High School, Surabaya.

During their exchange the students were really interested to find that some plastic is not recycled in Perth. They helped separate the plastic they purchased during their stay. They looked for the recycle sign and saw the different numbers on the bottles. They will research which plastics are recycled in their city.

Cha - Cha and Fadila have set a personal goal to compost, recycle and reduce non recyclable plastic in their houses.

Taza, Hilmy and Jibran will attempt to reduce the amount of plastic they purchase.


On the last day of their visit the students reported to the Indonesian Consul General in Perth, Western Australia.