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Banning Single-Use Plastics in Indonesia

Indonesia continues to strive to reduce plastic waste generation. One of the efforts that continues is banning single use plastics regulation from local governments. Currently, more than 110 regions have regulations banning single-use plastics, such as plastic bags, straws and plastic foam containers.

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Plastic Bags Are Not Free

Pay for Plastic Bag regulation trial was implemented in commemorating National Waste Awareness Day 21 February 2016 in response to the online petition #pay4plastics. This regulation trial aimed to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags in modern stores and succeeded in reducing the use of plastic bags nationally by an average of 55%.

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Ban on Plastic Bags in DK Jakarta Province

Jakarta Province launched the regulation to ban single use plastic bags through Governor Regulation Number 142 of 2019 concerning the Obligation to Use Environmentally Friendly Shopping Bags. This regulation applies to shopping centers, supermarkets and traditional markets.

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Plastic Free Market Program

The Plastic Free Market Program was launched in 2019 with the aim of broadening the scope of efforts to reduce single-use plastic. This program is carried out in several markets in Jakarta, Bandung, Bogor, Banjarmasin, Surabaya, and Bali

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Reuse Movement

The Reuse Movement is a program initiated by Plasticdiet Indonesia to build a reuse ecosystem as a solution to reduce single-use plastic. Not only preventing plastic waste generation, Plasticdiet Indonesia also encourages reuse systems as systems that support climate change mitigation.

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Reuse Special Interest Group

Reuse Special Interest Group (RSIG) is a group of various organizations that encourage to create and implement of a comprehensive reuse system in Indonesia. RSIG is formed in 2022 by Plasticdiet Indonesia and Enviu.

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Asia Reuse Consortium

Asia Reuse Consortium is a group of members of civil society organizations, businesses and local governments from Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, and India whose aim is to encourage the development of reuse ecosystems as a solution to tackle plastic pollution in Asia.

Dietplastik Indonesia

Dietplastik Indonesia (with previous name Indonesian Plastic Bag Diet Movement) is a non-profit organization that focuses on advocating for policies to reduce single-use plastic waste in Indonesia. Dietplastik Indonesia succeeded in encouraging more than 100 cities to ban the use of single-use plastic after initiating the #Pay4Plastic regulation trial in 2016 with the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. Dietplastik Indonesia collaborates with stakeholders such as the government, business sectors and community groups in carrying out waste reduction efforts that are solutive and impactful. The flagship programs which initiated by Dietplastik Indonesia are Plastic Free Market and Jakarta Reuse Movement. Dietplastik Indonesia has received various awards for what it has done and covered in two documentary films, namely The Story of Plastic (2019) which has won the Emmy Awards and Pulau Plastik (2021). Plastidiet Indonesia has become an accredited organization by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and has the opportunity to participate in any activities conducted by UNEP. One of Plasticdiet Indonesia’s involvement in global forum related policy dialogue was marked by participation in the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee for Global Plastic Treaty.

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Executive Director

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Tiza Mafira

Executive DirEctor

Tiza has led Diet Plastik Indonesia, and co-founded it, since 2013. She feels grateful that the environmental law knowledge she learned in college can be used to make changes. In her spare time, Tiza enjoys making doll houses out of cardboard for her children and doing water sports. Tiza is an alumna of the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia (2002) and Harvard Law School (2010).

Tiza Mafira

Executive DirEctor

Tiza memimpin Dietplastik Indonesa, dan turut mendirikannya, sejak 2013. Ia merasa bersyukur ilmu hukum lingkungan yang dipelajarinya ketika kuliah dapat digunakan untuk membuat perubahan. Pada waktu senggang, Tiza senang membuat rumah boneka dari kardus untuk anak-anaknya dan melakukan olahraga air. Tiza adalah alumna Fakultas Hukum Universitas Indonesia (2002) dan Harvard Law School (2010).