MWRP Indonesia: Building and Sharing Zero Waste Models in Selected Asian Communities

YPBB will partner with the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives Philippines Inc.(GAIA)to improve waste management and recycling in Indonesia, as part of a larger regional initiative in Southeast Asia that is managed out of the Philippines by GAIA. Working in close coordination withthecity government and local NGOs, the project team will establish “Zero Waste” pilot projects in Bandung, Indonesia,primarily in the district of Coblong.“Zero Waste” is a waste management approach that emphasizes responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of materials; thereby reducing the amount of waste that is incinerated, sent to landfills,or discharged into the marine environment.

The project will provide technical assistance to the city government to support the development of ten-year solid waste management plans that improve the waste management value chain and outline how project components of door-to-door collection of segregated waste synergize with government commitments (allocation of budget, enforcement of regulations, etc.).