Private Sector and Community Collaboration Manages 8 Tonnes of Waste for Social Benefit

A collaboration between the private sector, a social foundation, and community waste banks is demonstrating tangible contributions to waste management based on a circular economy. The programme involves J&T Cargo, Decathlon Foundation Indonesia, and Kampus Diakoneia Modern (KDM), working together with a network of community waste banks. Through the jointly run programme, 8.2 tonnes of retail operational waste was successfully managed and repurposed to support various social activities in the community. This initiative connects the process of collecting waste from the retail sector with management through a waste bank system that provides both environmental and social benefits. Under the scheme, retail operational waste originating from several points in Jakarta is collected and distributed by J&T Cargo to the KDM Foundation for subsequent management through the community waste bank network. During the period from March to May 2026, the programme recorded the management of approximately 8.2 tonnes of waste. This volume demonstrates the consistency of the programme’s implementation, carried out periodically and structurally through cross-sector collaboration. In addition to reducing the potential waste ending up in final disposal sites, the programme is also estimated to reduce 40 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions compared to if the waste were disposed of through conventional schemes. From a social perspective, the results of waste management through the waste banks are utilised to support various programmes run by the KDM Foundation. These programmes include supporting the education of vulnerable children, meeting basic needs, and various community empowerment activities. Fanny, representing Brand & Corporate Culture at J&T Cargo Indonesia, stated that the collaboration shows that the logistics system can have a broader role than merely distributing goods. According to her, waste management connected to the waste bank system and social programmes serves as an example of how the distribution chain can create added value for the community. “This collaboration opens a new perspective for us that logistics is not just about delivering goods, but about how a system can create a more meaningful impact. Seeing how the waste we helped distribute can be managed again through waste banks and then support the children under the care of the KDM Foundation is an important reflection for us to continue delivering more value from every operational process we carry out,” said Fanny. The collaboration between Decathlon Foundation Indonesia, J&T Cargo, the KDM Foundation, and the community waste bank network is considered an example of implementing a circular economy involving various stakeholders. Through this model, waste is not only managed to reduce environmental impact but is also transformed into a source of social benefit for the community.