Recycling of PET in Java, Sumatra, and Makassar, Indonesia (PWRS) and streets

and streets

and most importantly formal employment to the communities impacted directly and severely by plastic pollution

a remote island in Indonesia that doesn’t yet have proper waste management

Many of the women in this program run small “sari sari” or neighbourhood stores that sell daily necessities

Recycling of PET in Java, Sumatra, and Makassar, Indonesia (PWRS) and streetsThis project recycles plastic waste that falls outside the reach of Indonesias official waste collection system in Deli Serdang, Karanganyar, Makassar, Mojokerto, and Subang. About 70% of Indonesias plastic waste is mismanaged due to lack of waste management infrastructure, and the majority of that comes from rural communities that even lack formal collection systems. This project sources plastic waste from informal sector collectors, local community