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        "id": 1897397,
        "msgid": "environment-ministry-to-back-circular-economy-in-free-meal-program-1785750612",
        "date": "2026-08-03 16:01:09",
        "title": "Environment Ministry to back circular economy in free meal program",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Environment Ministry is integrating circular economy principles into the national free meal programme, guiding nutrition service units to reuse food waste and cooking oil. Deputy Minister Diaz Hendropriyono highlighted pilot projects in Gorontalo and Labuan Bajo that are already repurposing waste for animal feed and community benefit. The initiative is framed as an urgent response to climate threats, with officials warning that thousands of Indonesian islands could be submerged without widespread adoption of circular practices.",
        "content": "<p>\u201cOur target is to guide Nutrition Fulfillment Service Units (SPPGs)\nin building a circular ecosystem, which we are actively doing. Every\naction we take must embed circularity, including the president\u2019s\npriority programs,\u201d Environment Deputy Minister Diaz Hendropriyono said\nin a statement confirmed on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the Indonesia Net-Zero Summit 2026 in Jakarta on Saturday\n(August 1), Hendropriyono noted that his ministry has provided technical\nassistance and environmental infrastructure support to several pilot\nSPPGs or MBG kitchens.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative has delivered tangible benefits for local\ncommunities, such as using wastewater treatment plants to support\nagricultural irrigation.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Environment underscored that implementing a circular\neconomy\u2014where materials are reused and recycled\u2014does not always rely on\nhigh technology, but is also deeply rooted in local wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>After inspecting various regions, the deputy minister highlighted\nhighly adaptable best practices at SPPGs in Gorontalo and Labuan Bajo,\nEast Nusa Tenggara (NTT). In these locations, food waste is repurposed\ninto animal feed, while used cooking oil is recycled for community\nbenefit.<\/p>\n<p>Strengthening circular principles is deemed urgent to combat\nincreasingly extreme global climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Hendropriyono warned of real threats to Indonesian islands if\nsignificant mitigation and adaptation measures are not taken across all\ndevelopment sectors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaplecroft forecasts that around 1,500 small islands will sink by\n2050, and according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), more than 115\nmedium-sized islands will submerge by 2100. That is why we must ensure\ncircularity in everything we produce,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia\u2019s free meals program pushed to adopt\nzero-waste model<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Deputy Minister pushes school meal program as waste\nmanagement model<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Bali visit: Minister pushes waste management in free\nmeals program<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Prisca Triferna, Raka Adji<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/environment-ministry-to-back-circular-economy-in-free-meal-program-1785750612",
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