Industry steps support government efforts to minimise plastic usage

Jakarta — The World Bank projects Indonesia’s national waste volume in 2025 will reach 9.9-12.4 million tonnes per year, or 13.98 percent of total waste accumulation.

In a press statement received in Jakarta on Saturday, Ajinomoto Indonesia presented an initiative to support sustainable environmental development for people and communities through packaging containing paper-based materials, or paper packaging, to replace plastic and paper materials, thereby reducing plastic usage by 30 percent for its products.

“We hope this initiative can contribute to realising a cleaner and healthier Indonesia whilst providing tangible impact, encouraging more responsible behaviour and inspiring many others,” said Head of Corporate Communications at PT Ajinomoto Indonesia Grant Senjaya.

The effort is claimed to reduce plastic usage projected to reach 1,736 tonnes by 2025, whilst also serving as a commitment to supporting the target of reducing plastic by 30 percent by 2029/2030.

Beyond that, collaborative efforts with the wider ecosystem are also presented through waste stations located in Surabaya and Mojokerto for depositing sorted waste.

Collaboration with waste banks in East Jakarta, Bekasi, Karawang, Mojokerto and Surabaya is being carried out to strengthen community-based waste management, increase awareness of the importance of separating plastic waste from other waste to prevent environmental pollution, so that in the future waste recycling can be conducted for more useful products.