UNS — Dharma Wanita Persatuan (DWP) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta held a workshop on Processing Used Cooking Oil into Various Creations in DWP UNS Secretariat, Friday (10/12/2021).
Vice-Chairwoman in Education DWP UNS, Arlin Kuncoro Diharjo, represented the Chairwoman of DWP UNS, Budhi Widjajanti Jamal Wiwoho, mentioned in her opening remark that this workshop was held to commemorate the DWP UNS Anniversary.
“Alhamdulillah, this workshop could be realized. This theme is applicable because it can be applied directly by DWP members. This time the members will make candles and soap from used cooking oil,” Arlin Kuncoro explained.
Arlin added that used cooking oil had not been utilized fully despite the potential of using the waste to create diverse creations. She also mentioned that this utilization could support family economic resilience.
Arlin Kuncoro hoped that this workshop could inspire Indonesian women to process their used cooking oil. “Never throw them away because they can be processed and have economic values,” she added.
DWP UNS invited two speakers to the workshop. Dr. Fajar S Handayani, S.T, M.T., a faculty member of Faculty of Engineering (FT) UNS, and Rosiena Retno S, S.T. Rosiena asked the participants not to throw their used cooking oil into the drain or soil because it could contaminate the environment. “For people who do not want to make creation from used cooking oil, it could be sold to the collector. But choose trusted collector so that your used cooking oil is not used for bad purposes,” Rosiena said.
In this workshop, Rosiena invited the DWP UNS members to make soap from used cooking oil with ingredients: 500 grams used cooking oil, NAOH 67 grams, distilled water 190 gram, and perfume or essential oil. The participants were enthusiastic to follow the workshop. Humas UNS
Reporter: Dwi Hastuti