Used tires by most people are only viewed lowly. But this is not the case for residents of Dlimas village, Ceper subdistrict, Klaten. Used tires can be made into goods that have selling point as well as utility, Used tires, other than being made into trash bin and swings, they can also be made into interesting tables and chairs.
Used tire waste often becomes mosquito nest if not utilized correctly. Thanks to perseverance and patience, used tires can be processed into goods with household utility. Used tires, other than used as rubber material for chair furniture, can also be processed into trash bin, children’s swings, to household equipment such as table and chair.
One of the craftsmen, Erwin, said that, the background of the used tire business, is the abundance of used tire waste in the workshop, which is only dumped and become mosquito nest. Seeing this condition, the thought to make handicrafts from used tires came. Erwin admitted that the yield is not bad, for trash bin, he sells it for fifty thousand rupiahs, while swings, twenty thousand rupiahs. Meanwhile, table and chair are sold up to hundreds of thousands rupiahs.
