Economy Ecosystem in Pesantrens

A number of Islamic boarding schools are processing waste into maggots and building materials, weaving a circular economy ecosystem among boarding schools.

Retno Sulistyowati

March 28, 2025

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FOR the past three months, the management of Pesantren (Islamic Boarding School) Nur El Falah in Serang Regency, Banten, have no longer had to worry about paying a waste collection fee that previously reached Rp2 million (around US$120) per month. Now, that money is allocated to pay the wages of two waste-sorting workers. Every day, they separate piles of waste generated by various school activities. There is also waste sent by local residen

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