Gadingan Village, Mojolaban Subdistrict, Sukoharjo Regency, July 28, 2024 – On Sunday, July 28, 2024, Ade Kurnianto (UNDIP Field Study and Community Service), carried out an innovative activity in Gadingan Village, Mojolaban Subdistrict, Sukoharjo Regency. This program aims to train the community in converting waste cooking oil from UMKM Karak into aromatherapy candles. Not only to reduce waste, this activity also provides a natural solution for the community in overcoming mosquito problems at home.
Waste Cooking Oil is oil that has been used for cooking and is often discarded carelessly after use. Improper disposal of waste cooking oil can have a significant negative impact on the environment and can cause pollution.
In an effort to create a waste-free environment and improve the welfare of the community, Ade Kurnianto, Industrial Chemical Engineering Student, Diponegoro University, held an innovative program to make mosquito repellent aromatherapy candles from waste cooking oil. In this training, the community was invited to make aromatherapy candles from the processing of waste cooking oil to mixing candle-making ingredients to produce aromatherapy candle products. In addition, the community was also given socialization on the importance of waste management and the benefits of aromatherapy candles.
This training involved the people of Gadingan Village, especially PKK women, which was held at one of the villagers’ houses. This training event took place on Sunday, July 28, 2024 which started at 19.30 – 21.00 WIB. This activity was met with good enthusiasm and active participation from the villagers.
This activity began with an explanation of the procedure for making mosquito repellent aromatherapy candles from waste cooking oil. Waste cooking oil that has been collected from UMKM Karak then filtered to remove food residues and impurities. Then the oil is heated and mixed with Stearic Acid (a candle-making ingredient), coloring, and lemongrass leaf extract essential oil as an aromatherapy giver. The candle-making process involves heating the mixture until it melts, and then pouring it into candle molds and applying wax wicks.
“By utilizing waste cooking oil into aromatherapy candles, we are not only reducing waste, but also creating an environmentally friendly product that is beneficial to the community, namely these mosquito-repellent aromatherapy candles,” said Dewi, a member of PKK.
The program is expected to inspire more people to process waste cooking oil into useful products, as well as raise awareness of the importance of protecting the environment. Ade Kurnianto expressed great hope that this innovative program can be implemented in other villages in Sukoharjo District. With this innovative step, it is hoped that the community can contribute to creating a cleaner and healthier environment.
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