Three demands for a plastic-free future
Jakarta, July 27, 2023. The year 2023 marks the fifth year of the #PlasticFreeJuly campaign by various organizations and communities in Indonesia through a collective campaign called the Plastic Free March. This collective movement aims to realize a plastic-free future through various systematic efforts ranging from policies to limit plastic production, ban single-use plastics, expand […]
GIDKP Recommendations on INC-2 International Treaty on Plastics
About the Second Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-2) on Plastic Pollution in Paris, France, next week, GIDKP has a mission to promote reuse practices as a substitute for single-use plastics. This is also related to GIDKP’s collaboration with Enviu through the Jakarta Reuse Movement, which aims to create an ecosystem that can support […]
Dietplastik: Experiences and Lessons Learned from the Religious Approach to the Plastic Free Market Movement in Jakarta
This book is a documentation of the activities of the most important movement of this century, namely the environmental movement with a religious approach (religiosity) will at least reinforce good practices, inspire real action, encourage broad impact to provide the task of the human caliphate (caretaker) on earth as well as to realize environmental ethics […]
The Jakarta Reuse Movement: An Effort to Realize a Pilot Reuse Ecosystem
The Jakarta Reuse Movement is an initiative by GIDKP and Enviu to create an ecosystem that can support the reuse lifestyle in Jakarta. By taking an advocacy, cooperation, and education approach, GIDKP and Enviu have the ambition to reduce single-use plastic waste other than plastic bags, which are consumed in high quantities and difficult to […]
Draft Policy Recommendations for Limiting the Use of Single-Use Plastic in Food and Beverage Delivery Services in DKI Jakarta Province
The use of plastic food and beverage containers, especially in DKI Jakarta Province, has experienced a high increase in consumption due to the higher level of food and beverage shopping transactions through online applications. However, the lack of access to alternative reuse systems is believed to be one of the most significant barriers to adopting […]
Disposable Plastic Free Market Workshop: Bali’s Efforts to Realize Single-Use Plastic-Free Traditional Markets
Tuesday, February 28, 2023. The Indonesian Plastic Bag Diet Movement and the Bali Environmental Education Center (PPLH) held a Plastic Free Market workshop as a form of support for Bali Governor Regulation Number 97 of 2018 concerning Limiting the Generation of Single-Use Plastic Waste. The Bali Provincial, City, and Regency Governments and heads of traditional […]
Baseline Research Study: Pilot Project Implementation under The Collaboratice Action for Single Use Plastic Prevention on Southeast Asia
This report is to present the findings from the conducted survey on the baseline practice on food delivery, to receive positive perception of the pilot project from the customers and demand for a continuation of the pilot project as well as expansion to other kitchens/similar business models. Download Study Here
Is it still trash today? Reuse Lifestyle – The Sure Way to Minimize Waste
Jakarta, 23 February 2023. Recently, photos of waste generation at the Bantar Gebang Integrated Waste Processing Site, which has reached 40 meters or the equivalent of a 16-story building, have been circulating. One effective and practical way to tackle the waste issue is by using plastic substitutes and adopting a reusable lifestyle. Tiza Mafira, Executive […]
Preliminary Study of the Risks of Reusable Packaging in Ready-to-Eat Food
Disposable packaging has provided convenience for its users but can also present various problems, such as environmental, social, and economic problems. Replacing single-use packaging with reusable packaging is seen as a promising solution. However, implementing reusable packaging on a massive scale requires implementing agreed standards to ensure its use can be accepted without problems. One […]
Reuse Movement Provides Solution to Control Plastic Waste
Single-use plastic waste is still an environmental problem faced by almost all countries worldwide, including Indonesia. Single-use plastic waste still needs to be solved to decompose. This waste is mainly obtained from product packaging, such as food and beverages, body care products, and household hygiene products. The type of plastic waste consists of packaging that […]
