Environmental Activities in Bali

"I'm going to Bali soon!"

I told my friend last week that I would go to Bali again. Yes, it's my 4th time to go to Bali. But, this time would be different for me. 

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I was invited by Bye Bye Plastic Bags (BBPB) to have some discussions and workshops. We have a plan to make BBPB representative of Diet Kantong Plastik in Bali. I live in Elvira's house. She's a mother of Melati and Isabel, founders of BBPB. Her house is soooo perfect! I love her nice house. I stayed in her house for four days. Her house was located at Pantai Seseh, Kabupaten Badung. 

This is my dorm. Can I call it perfect? :)

It's funny when you visited Bali, and you are hosted by "bule". Hahaha. Elvira is Dutch, but her husband is Balinese (but I think he is Javanese) and their daughters is half Indonesian, and half Dutch. Their friends are all bule. So, for four days, I speak English. Good for me! 

We did several meetings and workshops in Bali. I attended their monthly meeting which attended by bule and a little number of Indonesian. A big number of participants are from children (age 12-15) that they are the initiators of the movement. If I may compare with local children, this bule is more motivated, full of idea, good in team work, and enthusiasm. I hope you guys from local school can be more competitive with these bules. 

My very awesome experience was having Green School for workshop! Oh my God, was it a dream? No, it's for REAL! Me having a workshop in Green School? It's too awesome to imagine. Hahaha. 

Some screenshot from my activities in Green School. 

Yes, they invited local school to join the workshop. The ironic things I had when I asked about plastic bags life cycle to children, only students from Green School who knew about it, while local school didn't know about it. What can we do for our generation? Think about it and do action now!

In Green School, I found bamboo straw! Yeay, so happy to find them here. I cannot find them in Bandung and Jakarta. So, I bought some bamboo straw as a souvenir for my friends, so they will start to reduce using single use straw. Hehehehe.

"Bahagia itu sederhana" Wkwkwkw

Last day, we have final meeting before I go back to Jakarta. In the end, we have big final announcement that.....

The last few days were super inspiring and productive as we had a special guests visiting us from Jakarta.
Rahyang is the Executive Coordinator from Diet Kantong Plastik ...
a similar initiative as Bye Bye Plastic Bags on Java.
They have been working for a few years now to reduce to plastic bags.
It was great to meet & brainstorm, share ideas with a like minded local organization.
Rahyang attended our monthly meeting, did a nice work shop in our pilot village and
was a great help during the weekly Jalan Jalan group at Green school.
The mile stone of the visit was the agreeing that Bye Bye Plastic Bags
will be the representation for Diet Kantong Plastik on Bali and the other way around.
Even though we are separate organization , we are one movement .
We will support each other as we are driven by the same cause: SAY NO TO PLASTIC BAGS

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR NEW FRIENDS FROM JAVA and we look forward to reach amazing things together.
(Bye Bye Plastic Bags, 2015)

I'm so grateful for this experience in Bali. Being recognize by other organizations about your movement is more than anything. People get the benefit of you movement. Well, my idealism is really work and I prove it! See! See! Hahaha.

Before boarding time, I killed my time in Seminyak to buy some natural products. And here they are....

Sorry, those are mine! hahaha

DIY Hair and Body Care Products (part 1)

Hello, again!

Kalo sebelumnya gue pernah berbagi tentang ethical product yang gue pakai, sekarang gue membuat sendiri produk itu! Akhir-akhir ini muncul hasrat untuk membuat sendiri produk-produk perawatan tubuh. Hal ini terpikir karena akhir-akhir ini kepikiran terkait sampah, jejak ekologis, dan ilmu keberlanjutan yang sudah gue dapet. Kalau udah tahu, masa mau tutup telinga dan mata? Engga kan. Meski belum 100% ramah lingkungan, tapi ada upaya yang dilakukan untuk menuju kesana. Bukan saat publisitas media saja. 

Gue menemukan website www.diynatural.com dan www.littlegreendot.com yang menyediakan berbagai macam tips membuat produk perawatan tubuh sendiri. Bahan bakunya ada di sekitar kita, beberapa memang ada yang harus getol mencarinya. Namun, jika kita secara sekilah membayangkan jejak ekologisnya, membuat produk perawatan jauh lebih mengurangi jejak ekologis yang dihasilkan. Kok bisa? Perhatikan saja. 

Gue memulai untuk membuat sendiri dua produk ini, karena lebih mudah, yaitu 'no-poo' shampoo dan body butter. 

1. 'No-poo' shampoo

Gue terinspirasi dari www.diynatural.com. 

Bahan yang dibutuhkan sangatlah mudah, yaitu baking soda dan air. Bener kan? Bahan-bahan ini bisa didapatkan sangat mudah. Baking soda bisa dibeli di supermarket, sedangkan air bisa kita dapatkan dari kamar mandi. Namun, gue salah beli baking soda. Gue malah beli baking powder hahaha. Dalam baking powder, terdapat pula kandungan baking soda. So I gave it a try. Cukup mencampurkan satu sendok makan baking powder dan satu gelas air. Mudah banget kan! Lalu, masukkan saja ke botol yang lo sukai. Gue pakai botol minum kaca bekas yang ada di kamar gue. Gue sarankan pakai botol yang memiliki lubang cukup kecil, sehingga 'no-poo' shampoo tidak terlalu banyak terbuang. 

By Rahyang Nusantara

Saat gue coba pakai, aneh. Engga ada sabun dan wewangian. Kayak ngusep-ngusep rambut pake air hehehe. Setelah dibilas, agak terasa lengket. Supaya menghilangkan lengket, menurut website disarankan menggunakan homemade conditioner. Berhubung gue masih punya kondisioner, jadi gue abisin dulu itu. Hingga sekarang, gue istirahat dulu pake shampoo organik (buatan Australia, tanpa zat kimia sintetis) dan membiasakan menggunakan 'no-poo' shampoo! 

*'no-poo' berasal dari 'no shampoo', artinya ini bukan 'shampoo' yang ada dipasaran, tetapi pembersih rambut. 

2. Body Butter

Terinspirasi dari Jessis (referensi www.littlegreendot.com).

Bahan yang gue pakai cukup Shea butter dan minyak zaitun. Just mixed them up and voila! Jadilah body butter. Hehehe. Gue mendapatkan Shea butter (raw and unrefined) dari Bali Gourmet Supermarket di Pasaraya Blok M. Harganya cukup mahal sih, ukurannya hanya 40gram. Mungkin karena kacang Shea bukan berasal dari Indonesia dan harus mengimpor bahan baku itu. Jadi, gue mencampurkan satu gelas (40 gram) Shea butter yang telah dilelehkan dengan satu gelas minyak zaitun. Kemudian, dimasukkan ke kulkas selama 20 menit. Lalu, diaduk dengan menggunakan food processor/mixer untuk kue. Udah gitu aja prosesnya. Gampang banget! Wadah yang gue pakai adalah wadah permen Cavendish and Harvey yg terbuat dari kaleng. 

1. Bahan baku yang digunakan

2. Lelehkan Shea Butter 

3. Campurkan satu gelas Shea butter dengan satu gelas minyak zaitun

4. Masukkan campuran tadi ke dalam kulkas selama 20 menit. Hasilnya akan seperti ini.

5. Aduk dengan food processor/mixer kue

6. Masukkan ke dalam wadah! 

Gampang kan? Tahun ini, gue mau bikin lebih banyak produk-produk buat tubuh, biar daya kreativitas makin menajam dan tentunya mengurangi jejak-jejak ekologis yang terlalu dalam. Berani coba?