PT Polytama Propindo (Polytama) is fully committed to sustainable\nbusiness practices. This commitment is embodied in the eco-innovation\nprogramme known as Plastic Material into Paving, or \u201cBATIK JAVING\u201d,\nwhich adopts a waste-to-resource approach. This involves utilising\nproduction by-products and scraps of used polypropylene (PP) packaging\nplastic as a substitute for sand. The material is combined with cement\nand moulded into paving blocks.<\/p>\n
This approach is not only energy-efficient but can also be\nimplemented by small-scale communities. The implementation of this\nprogramme has successfully reduced greenhouse gas emissions, decreased\nwaste managed by third parties, and lowered total waste.<\/p>\n
From a broader environmental impact perspective, the results of the\n2025 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study show reductions in 14 impact\ncategories, including global warming potential, ozone depletion, acid\nrain, eutrophication, water footprint, and land use change.<\/p>\n
Polytama does not stop at environmental aspects; it also strengthens\ncommunity involvement through the Re-Di (Recycle by Disabled) social\ninnovation programme, themed Waste for Empowerment: Overcoming the\nLimits of Impossibility. This programme promotes the transformation of\nwaste management into an integrated system that adds social and economic\nvalue.<\/p>\n
Through this programme, production waste is processed into innovative\nproducts such as the Polystep prosthetic leg, the first of its kind in\nIndonesia, and recycled furniture called Daurniture. The programme is\nsupported by the Sate Lebah (Precise Waste Management Strategy) approach\nto enhance waste management effectiveness in the Indramayu region.<\/p>\n
The impact of the Re-Di programme is significant, involving groups of\npeople with disabilities, Paralympic athletes, students from SEHATI\nPrimary School, groups of housewives who are former migrant workers, and\ndisaster-vulnerable communities.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, this programme has created a good category Social Return\non Investment (SROI), indicating that every social investment yields\ngreater benefits for the community.<\/p>\n
One beneficiary, Suprayitno, expressed the real changes felt through\nthis programme.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were used to being marginalised and invisible, but we cannot stay\nsilent. We have overcome our limits of impossibility and now we are\nself-empowered and also empowering our peers,\u201d he stated, quoted on\nMonday (20\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
In 2026, the company will collaborate with external partners to\nexpand the application of eco-friendly materials. Looking ahead,\nPolytama has prepared a long-term sustainability strategy through the\nLCA approach and circular economy principles.<\/p>\n
The tangible impacts of these two programmes are deeply felt by the\ncommunity and have led Polytama to once again receive the PROPER Gold\naward for 2025. This achievement marks the sixth consecutive time\nPolytama has received PROPER Gold.<\/p>\n
Polytama Director, Dwinanto Kurniawan, stated that this\naccomplishment reflects the company\u2019s commitment and consistency in\nensuring the sustainability of environmental and social aspects, which\nare core to its operations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis achievement proves that sustainability is not just a commitment\nbut has become part of the way we conduct business, ensuring that every\nprocess delivers real benefits to the environment and society,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n
This sixth PROPER Gold award serves as evidence that Polytama\u2019s\nconsistency in practising sustainable business not only garners\nrecognition but also creates measurable real impacts for the environment\nand society, while addressing increasingly stringent sustainability\nstandards.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/commitment-to-environmental-protection-polytama-successfully-promotes-batik-javing-programme-1777013691", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }