Indonesia

USAID Municipal Waste Recycling Program Zero Waste Roundtable

The Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), a USAID grantee and leader in the approach, defines “zero waste” as “significantly reducing — and eventually completely eliminating—the amount of resources that we send to disposal.” Mike Alino with GAIA says zero waste is a goal, “something we should aspire to.” This… Read More

Three Lessons from USAID’s Ocean Plastics Pollution Work in Indonesia

Indonesia is on the forefront of the global ocean plastic pollution challenge. The country produces 6.8 million tons of plastic waste annually, largely driven by rising demand for single-use plastics such as straws, bottles, sachets, and food containers that meet the needs of a rapidly urbanizing population. To date, only… Read More

CCBO 3R/SWM and Marine Debris Strategy Alignment Assessment – Indonesia

To inform CCBO’s approach, the program has produced this 3R/SWM and Marine Debris Reduction Strategy for Indonesia to highlight the ways in which CCBO can support existing marine debris strategies and to provide recommendations for increased impact. Read More

Testing a Cost-Effective Model for “Zero Waste” in Indonesian Communities

USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) funded the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) to partner with local NGO Yayasan Pengembangan Biosains dan Bioteknologi (YPBB) to work with Bandung City’s environment office to improve waste management. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Harnessing the Power of City Governments to Reduce Ocean Plastic Pollution

With funding from USAID’s Municipal Waste Recycling Program, the Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet Movement (GIDKP) is assisting several city and provincial governments with developing and enacting single-use plastic reduction policies to reduce ocean plastic pollution in Greater Jakarta and Bogor, Cimahi, and Bandung cities. Read More

Building Healthy Cities

Refocusing city policies, planning, and services with a multi-sectoral health equity lens while improving data-driven decision-making for Smart Cities in India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Status: Complete Region: Asia Country: India Indonesia Nepal Vietnam Key Documents: BHC Infographic Issues: Energy and Environment Infrastructure Urban Service Delivery Health Overview… Read More

A Story of Wheny Susianti: the Handwashing Warrior from Mojo Urban Village, Indonesia

Wheny learned the importance of handwashing with soap when participating in the clean and healthy behavior education activities run by the puskesmas with assistance from USAID IUWASH PLUS. Read More

USAID MWRP Video Updates: Misool Foundation, Indonesia

Raja Ampat, Indonesia is home to some of the richest marine biodiversity in the world. USAID grantee Misool Foundation works to protect this marine environment through the Bank Sampah-Community Waste Recycling Program, which supports waste collection and recycling services with… Read More

Municipal Waste Recycling Program USAID MWRP Fact Sheet

 KEEPING PLASTICS OUT OF THE OCEAN Every year, eight million metric tons of plastic waste pour into the world’s ocean—the equivalent of a garbage truck dumping a load of plastic into the ocean every minute.1 Ineffective waste management systems and infrastructure in developing countries have led to much of this… Read More

Municipal Waste Recycling Program (MWRP) – Indonesia Country Profile

Each year, eight million metric tons of plastic pour into the world’s ocean. This global crisis is exacerbated by poor waste management systems of rapidly urbanizing coastal cities in developing countries. Research shows that Indonesia contributes as much as 1.29 million metric tons of plastic waste to the ocean annually, making it the world’s second largest polluter1 by total mass of mismanaged plastic debris. Read More