More than three million tons of plastic waste are produced in Indonesia every year1. About a third of it ends up in the ocean at some point. With up to 1.29 million tons of new ocean plastic entering the oceans every year, it is the second most plastic-emitting country in the world after China2. Tackling plastic waste issues right here is key to creating clearly noticeable, positive change.
Additionally, in Indonesia we quickly found partners who are able to process the plastic into pellets during a technologically demanding process. We were also able to identify organizations there that use all the plastics that we cannot yet use to produce our products to make other new items or to generate thermal energy.