Yogyakarta Asks For A Mosque Takmir Reduce Plastic To Wrap Kurban Meat

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JAKARTA - The Yogyakarta City Government has asked the mosque takmir to use environmentally friendly meat wrap when distributing sacrificial animals.

The goal is only one, as an effort to reduce the volume of plastic waste.

"We have conveyed a circular to the sacrificial animal slaughter committee. It is better to reduce the use of plastic for meat wrap," said Acting Mayor of Yogyakarta Sumadi after receiving assistance from sacrificial cows in Yogyakarta, Friday, July 8, quoted from Antara.

According to him, the volume of plastic waste produced by the City of Yogyakarta is quite large. So the implementation of the slaughter of sacrificial animals can be one of the campaigns to socialize the reduction in the use of plastic.

"There are many ingredients that can be used to replace plastic wrap, for example, 'assert' which is more environmentally friendly and easy to recycle," he said.

Based on the data that has been received, in the city of Yogyakarta there are around 240 points for slaughtering sacrificial animals.

"The number of points for slaughtering sacrificial animals carried out by the community may be reduced but not significant," he said.

If the community does not have the ability to slaughter sacrificial animals, then the Yogyakarta City Government opens a service for slaughtering sacrificial animals at the Giwangan Slaughterhouse (RPH).

In addition to the circular regarding the reduction in the use of plastic packs, the Yogyakarta City Government has issued a circular regarding the procedures for slaughtering sacrificial animals related to the outbreak of mouth and nail disease (PMK).

"We have issued a regulation and have been socialized to the committee for slaughtering sacrificial animals. We have also dispatched a team to monitor the health of sacrificial animals, before and after being slaughtered," he said.

Meanwhile, the cow aid received by the Yogyakarta City Government came from the assistance of one Governor/Vice Governor of Yogyakarta which was then distributed through the takmir of the Prince Diponegoro Mosque, Yogyakarta City Hall.

In addition, the government also received one cow from Bank BPD DIY for the Domestic Mosque in Bumijo, and one cow for assistance from Bank Jogja for several technical regional apparatus organizations such as BPBD, Fire Department, Satpol PP, and the Environmental Service (DLH).