According to World Bank projections, Indonesia\u2019s national plastic\nwaste volume is estimated to reach 9.9\u201312.4 million tonnes per year by\n2025, or approximately 13.98% of total waste generation. Recognising\nthis significant challenge, Ajinomoto Indonesia Group believes that a\nclean environment is an important foundation for creating healthier\nfamilies.<\/p>\n
Through its Ajinomoto Health Provider initiative, the company has\nintroduced a series of environmental programmes designed to deliver\ntangible benefits to communities, including more environmentally\nfriendly packaging innovations. Since 2020, the Japanese company has\nimplemented various breakthroughs such as the use of recycled materials\nwith monomaterial packaging and reduced packaging thickness to minimise\nplastic usage in several products.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe became the first company to use paper-based MSG product\npackaging, introducing paper packaging that replaces some plastic\nmaterial with paper, thereby reducing plastic usage by up to 30%. For\nother products such as Masako, implementing the No Inner Plastic\ninitiative and reducing header parts successfully saved 8.4% of plastic\nusage,\u201d said Grant Senjaya, Head of Corporate Communication at Ajinomoto\nIndonesia, in a written statement on Thursday (12 March).<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Sajiku\u2019s monomaterial packaging innovation provides\nplastic usage efficiency of up to 9.5% per package. Overall, these\nvarious packaging innovations have enabled Ajinomoto to reduce plastic\nusage by 1,736 tonnes by 2025.<\/p>\n
Beyond providing waste management infrastructure, Ajinomoto has also\ncollaborated with various waste banks, including Gunung Emas Waste Bank\n(East Jakarta), Patriot Bekasi Waste Bank, as well as those in Karawang,\nMojokerto, and Surabaya, plus waste processing facilities in the\nKarawang and Mojokerto regions. This collaboration aims to strengthen\ncommunity-based waste management.<\/p>\n
From all these initiatives, Ajinomoto successfully managed 352 tonnes\nof waste throughout 2025. The presence of these facilities not only\nbenefits the environment but also creates economic opportunities in some\ncommunities through waste collection schemes.<\/p>\n
Ajinomoto recognises that education is a crucial component of the\nsuccess of this sustainability programme. The company carries out this\nthrough the Berseri (Clean and Healthy Nation) programme with the\nprimary objective of collecting multilayered plastic waste and through\nGreenducation.<\/p>\n
To increase awareness of waste separation, Greenducation programmes\nin East Jakarta, Bekasi, and Karawang raise community awareness about\nthe importance of separating plastic waste from other types of waste.\nThis is done to prevent environmental pollution so that more useful\nproducts can be generated.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/japanese-company-group-implements-various-plastic-reduction-innovations-1773320090", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }