Indonesia

Tackling Ocean Plastic Pollution in Indonesia

Every year an estimated 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]This global crisis is exacerbated by ineffective waste management systems of rapidly urbanizing coastal cities in developing countries. Read More

USAID Partner Circulate Capital Announces Inaugural Investments in India and Indonesia

Circulate Capital, the Singapore-based investment management company focused on advancing the circular economy, today announced that the Circulate Capital Ocean Fund (CCOF), the world’s first investment fund dedicated to the ocean plastic crisis in South and Southeast Asia, has made its inaugural investments in two plastic recycling companies located in… Read More

Collaboration in Indonesia to Combat Ocean Plastic

For Indonesia, plastic waste entering the ocean is a huge problem. The country is the number two contributor of plastic waste in the ocean causing negative environmental effects and hurting tourism, a driving economic force for the country. (See Jameck… Read More

Municipal Waste Recycling Program

Providing grants and technical assistance for promising solid waste management and waste recycling efforts in urban and peri-urban areas With rapid global population growth and urbanization, municipal waste generation is expected to rise to 2.2 billion tons per year by 2025 according to the World Bank. Much of this waste… Read More

Clean Cities, Blue Ocean

While CCBO is global in scope, the program will build on previous USAID recycling programs such as the Municipal Waste Recycling Program through an initial focus on key countries in Asia and Latin America. Read More

MWRP: Sharing Zero Waste Model Across Southeast Asia – From Philippines to Vietnam and Indonesia

According to the Government of Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, a significant percentage of solid waste in Indonesia is unmanaged. Only 25% of solid waste is collected by centralized service providers, but this waste is not segregated and therefore is transported as mixed waste to landfills. In Vietnam, a rapid rise in tourism in Cam Thanh commune in Hoi An and the Cham Islands has led to mounting solid waste management challenges that also require more effective handling of large and growing quantities of waste. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Tech for Ocean Plastic Prevention and Expanded Recycling (T.O.P.P.E.R.)

Building on the lessons learned from its pilot project in Sanur Kaja village in Denpasar, Gringgo recognizes the importance of collecting and maintaining up-to-date field data on the city’s solid waste composition and ecosystem. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Strengthening Local Government Coordination and Capacity in Best Waste Management Practices in South Sulawesi Province

The overall project goal is to strengthen the Gowa government’s coordination and capacity in solid waste management (SWM), drawing upon the experience and best practices from the SWM system functioning in Makassar City. Read More

MWRP Indonesia: Using Public-Private Partnerships to Improve Semarang City Waste Management and Recycling

Working closely with Semarang’s Environmental Agency and the corporation Indofood –among other companies that package products in plastic –the BINTARI Foundation is strengthening the community’s management of solid waste and plastic recycling and is helping the packaging industry test models for promoting recycling practices that reduce plastic waste among consumers. Read More

U.S. and Indonesia Combat Marine Plastic Waste

Jakarta – U.S. Ambassador Joseph R. Donovan Jr., Senior Advisor to the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Dr. Tukul Rameyo Adi, and Director of Solid Waste Management Dr. Novrizal Tahar of the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry witnessed the grants signing today awarding six Indonesian civil society organizations with a… Read More