The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) has announced a partnership with Project STOP to further scale up the development of more sustainable and circular waste management systems in Indonesia.
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Alliance to End Plastic Waste joins Project STOP
Through Project STOP, AEPW aims to dramatically improve waste collection, create permanent local jobs, and clean up areas littered with plastic.The three-year collaboration will focus on the regency of Jembrana, Bali, with AEPW supporting a feasibility study to achieve a future free of unmanaged plastic waste.
The island leaks 33,000 tonnes of plastic into the ocean every year, according to a recent study. A major challenge is the lack of appropriate waste management services. Jembrana is estimated to leak 13,200 tonnes of plastic into the environment each year, due to its population and lack of infrastructure.
Launched in 2017, Project STOP is an initiative co-founded by Borealis and SYSTEMIQ that designs, implements, and scales circular economy solutions to prevent plastic pollution in Southeast Asia.
David Taylor, Chairman of the Board, President and CEO of Procter & Gamble, and Chairman of the AEPW, said: “The Alliance is focusing on areas where the need to improve the management of plastic waste is urgent and where our member companies across the plastic value chain can offer technical and business expertise. Project STOP therefore fits perfectly into the Alliance’s strategy that focuses on the four pillars infrastructure, innovation, education and clean up.”
The Alliance-funded city partnership in Jembrana is Project STOP’s first city partnership on the island of Bali. The project is designed to be economically self-sufficient within three years, so the system can be operated by the local municipality and community, both of which will be closely consulted and involved throughout the project.
Alfred Stern, CEO of Borealis and co-founder of Project STOP, added: “We are proud to welcome the Alliance to End Plastics Waste as a strategic partner of Project STOP … Plastics can be reused and recycled into new products and clearly we have to develop sustainable waste management systems and circular economy models to support the socio-economic development of communities in this region.”