Kalimantan Schools Adding Plastic Pollution Education to Curriculum
Indonesia has the unfortunate reputation of being the second-largest plastic polluter in the world, producing around 7.8 million tons of...
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Saving the Indonesia Environment Together with XSProject
The awareness and concern for the environment in Indonesia, in comparison to other countries, is still generally quite lacking. Yet,...
Balinese Environmental Activist Wins CNN Heroes Award
An environmental activist from Bali, I Made Janur Yasa, has won the CNN Heroes 2021 award after his name was...
Bali’s Trash Solution in Action
When it comes to getting a handle on recycling and plastic waste in Bali, then look no further than the...
Why We Need Reformation of Plastic Waste Management in Indonesia
A new study by Unilever and Sustainable Waste Indonesia revealed that only 11.83 percent of plastic waste in the urban area of...
How Plastic Pollution Destroys Our Environment and Ways to Overcome It
Plastic pollution is one of the worst problems faced by our planet. In recent decades plastic use has exponentially increased....
Sinar Mas Land Actively Invited BSD City Citizens to Sort Garbage
Concerned with the preservation of the environment, Sinar Mas Land along with the Buddha Tzu Chi Foundation, has held a...
You Can Tell the Difference, But A Turtle Can’t
We all have to admit that we are trapped in a world littered with plastic. From plastic straws to many...
Ocean Clean Up: Interceptor as a Solution for Ocean Plastics
The Ocean Clean up has introduced a new project: a floating, solar-powered device called the Interceptor that scoops plastic out...
Plastics Will Outnumber Fish in Indonesian Waters by 2040 Without Action
Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, Susi Pudjiastuti, has urged plastic producers to help clean up seas from plastic waste...
Ban on Plastic Bags now Implemented in Bandung
The new plastic ban is now being implemented in a number of supermarkets in Bandung as of January 1, 2019....
Indonesia’s Solution to the Plastic Epidemic
How ironic it is to know that the disposable, non-degradable plastic products, such as rain ponchos, straws and cutlery, which...
Indonesia’s Plastic Plague
Where does the world’s largest archipelago currently stand in the fight to save Earth from turning into a ‘plastic planet’?...
From Bali to the World’s Stage: Meet Melati and Isabel Wijsen
Sisters and founders of Bye Bye Plastic Bags, a campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali, share how they are...
Danone AQUA: Committed to Healthy Hydration
Bottled water company AQUA was founded in 1973 by the late Tirto Utomo. When Utomo passed away unexpectedly in 1993,...
Producing Durable Pallets from Recycled Plastic Waste
Bali (and Indonesia) has received a lot of negative press in recent years with regards to plastic litter. This issue,...
Dua Tangan Cukup: Pak Alfredo Cleans Liang Beach
Dua Tangan Cukup (Two Hands are Enough) is a movement started by Clean Up Jakarta Day which encourages actions to...
Nusantara Fabrics Leading the Way on Recycled Polyester
In a city overflowing with waste and drowning in consumerism, recycling and sustainability take a backseat to the rapid development,...
Fostering a Cleaner Community for Business
Waste management seems to be a perpetual issue in Jakarta and Bali. When beaches, streets, and other places of interest...