Profit Achievement with Former Tin Processing

With creativity, the former beverage cans can be processed into high value items. Ex-softdrink cans transformed into miniature motorcycles or animals for display. Craftsmen can reap a turnover of more than Rp 10 million per month.

Obviously not including garbage cans are easily decomposed by nature. In fact, every day there are so many tin cans, particularly from soft drinks crowded places garbage disposal. You can imagine what happens on earth if the disposal of tin cans is ongoing.

Gifson Harianja also find a unique way of utilizing waste cans. Men who live in Jatiwaringin, Bekasi, it managed to "conjure up" the cans used to be the high value items.

At first he saw a lot of wasted cans. "I thought why not try to assemble a work of art from tin cans," the story Harianja.

He also brought the cans used to store. While waiting for the merchandise in his shop, tinkering Harianja collected cans into miniature of a scavenger. Not unexpectedly, there is suddenly a bargain through his shop and his work is the price of Rp 25,000.

Now, Harianja also concentrate on creating a miniature of tin cans. He made miniature Vespa, sculpture monument pancoran, Harley Davidson motorcycles and aircraft. Selling price is around Rp 50,000 to Rp 150,000 per unit.

In addition to miniature singles, Harianja also designed a miniature life, such as a scavenger or a parent who is selling. Although looking more complicated, the selling price is quite cheap miniature life, which is Rp 80,000 per unit.

Process of product miniature tin cans was quite simple. Harianja only using pliers and scissors in the production process. He himself is a role model to design a variety of his work.

He also restrict the raw materials used beverage cans only. "Because of other cans, such as former dairy, too sharp and hard to be formed," he said.

Harianja admitted to not having difficulty in obtaining supplies of raw materials tin cans. The reason, he had many friends who opened the cafe business. As a result, the supply of tin cans were obtained from her friends that.

In addition, often Harianja bought tin cans from the scavengers. He also often sell pieces of tin that is really not used to them.

He also chose not to paint some of his work, because, according to Harianja, the coloring process it will reduce the impression of recycling. "I'll tell people exactly this miniature of wood," he said.

Within a month, Harianja able to sell 40 miniature. Turnover had reached $ 2 million. "People love to be a direct purchase of four to five pieces," said Harianja.

Because of her work is quite unique, there are some schools that invited him to become a teacher of art. However, Harianja forced to reject because it does not want his stall unattended.

Greater turnover obtained even Kusnodin, miniature craftsman other rags that are located in Yogyakarta. Within a month, he could reap a turnover of more than USD 10 million.

Unlike Harianja, Kusnodin choose to form a miniature animals, such as grasshoppers, peacock, eagle, and others. Under the banner of New Works, Kusnodin started this business since 1987.

Miniature artificial Kusnodin even have penetrated the export market. Understandably, he has a distributor of an Australian citizen. From the hands of these distributors, products miniature tin cans are shipped to Australia, Japan and the Netherlands. "I'm just producing it," he said.

In addition to providing the color miniature cans, Kusnodin also provides a miniature that has been painted. Understandably, Kusnodin have a penchant for painting. "This is to satisfy consumer tastes that do not necessarily like the color of the can," he said.

Not surprisingly, the production of miniature price range is pretty wide New Works. Price tag of Rp 125,000 to Rp 10 million per unit. "Apart from size, the benchmark price also depends on the complexity of creating," he explained.

Kusnodin also gives an example, he has ever fix the price up to millions of dollars when selling miniature eagle. He claimed, it is very similar to the original miniature.

To work on a variety of orders that come to his shop, Kusnodin could employ up to 60 employees. But the number of employees varies, depending on orders. He also relies on workers who come from the left-right neighbors on the location of his shop, in Magelang.

In addition to getting the benefits, both admitted Kusnodin Harianja and glad to participate in environmental conservation. Because not all plants can reprocess used tins, this is where artisans play utilizing tin cans.

Harianja too optimistic about the future of his business. Because, although in Indonesia, many of which sell miniature, usually the material used is wood or plastic. Meanwhile, the crafters are using tin cans as a raw material is still small.