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 […]
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 […]
Achieving the Vision of a Single-Use Plastic Waste-Free Indonesia through the Reuse Revolution
Almost all countries are competing to deal with various environmental issues, one of which is single-use plastic waste pollution. In March 2022, countries that are members of the United Nations (UN) just passed a global agreement to address the issue of single-use plastics at the international level through the ‘Global Plastic Treaty.’ As the fourth […]
GIDKP and Muhammadiyah Encourage Women to Shop and Cook Without Single-Use Plastic at Tebet Barat Market
Tuesday, October 18, 2022. GIDKP and Aisyiyah’s Institute for Environment and Disaster Management (LLHPB) held a shopping and cooking competition at Pasar Tebet Barat, the first plastic-free pilot market in Indonesia. This activity was carried out to raise environmental awareness through a religious approach related to the ban on single-use plastics in traditional markets. A […]
Allas: Innovation of Reusable Packaging Containers to Replace Single-Use Plastic Containers in Food Delivery Services
Allas, one of the ventures of Zero Waste Living Lab by Enviu, is collaborating with new merchants by talking to friends from communities, start-ups, and other NGOs. This is also a way to increase public awareness of reuse solutions. How did Allas become a replacement for single-use plastic containers in food delivery services? Let’s see […]
Tips to Reduce Sachet Waste
Sachets are multilayer packaging materials widely used by people in everyday life, from packaging instant food and drinks and household cleaning products to personal care. Its efficiency makes people prefer to use single-use sachet packaging. In fact, behind its efficient use, there is a threat to the environment created by sachet waste. According to the […]
In 2027, the world will be flooded with 1.3 trillion plastic sachet waste
Plastic waste continues to be a problem that has not been resolved to this day. The amount of plastic waste is predicted to continue to increase, especially multilayer plastic waste (sachet packaging). Multi-layer plastic sachet packaging used in various household products, from cleaning fluids, personal care to food and drink packaging, has caused serious and […]
GIDKP and Enviu Invite the Food and Beverage Industry to Create an Ecosystem That Supports a Reusable Lifestyle in Jakarta
Jakarta, 11 May 2022. The Indonesian Plastic Bag Diet Movement (GIDKP) collaborated with Enviu to initiate a program that encourages a reuse lifestyle titled “Jakarta Reuse Movement.” This program will be implemented by involving various community groups and business groups to reduce plastic waste in DKI Jakarta. One of the waste reduction targets targeted in […]
Plastic Free Shopping Challenge in Bandung City
Bandung (16 February 2022). Providing education to the public is the main objective of the Plastic Free Market program. Various activities have been carried out so that consumers can understand and start changing their behavior to reduce the use of single-use plastic. One educational activity is experimental social activities, collaborating with Cihapit Village and Kebon […]
Reuse Systems: Solutions in the Midst of the Plastic Waste Crisis
Reuse Systems: Solutions amid the Plastic Waste Crisis The issue of plastic packaging waste is still a very frightening threat. Based on research by Greenpeace Indonesia, plastic is the category of plastic most widely used by society. From 2013 to 2050, plastic production is projected to increase fourfold to 318 million metric tons in 2050 […]
