Project STOP

IMPACT STORIES

Since 2018, we have been working with businesses, government and the local community in Muncar to create a comprehensive waste management system to stop ocean plastics leakage. In time for #OurOcean Conference 2019, this short film shows how Project STOP is making an impact and positively affecting the community and the environment.

Siegwerk joins Project STOP to combat plastic pollution

Press Releases

Construction Starts on Waste Processing Facility

Project STOP and Alliance to End Plastic Waste Aim to Ensure 150,000 people in the Jembrana have a formal waste management system for the first time

Press Releases

Leave No Trace Book Launch

Launching on 16 June: “Leave No Trace”, features three research teams, which highlights 45 pioneering waste and recycling organisations from India, Indonesia, Brazil and Chile, to capture practical solutions for…

News

Project STOP Featured in Financial Times

While Covid-19 has led to increased plastic consumption, it has also exposed vulnerabilities in the global waste management system.

THE CHALLENGE

Indonesia is the second largest contributor to ocean plastics. Today roughly 60% of Indonesia’s waste is collected by municipal management systems, with the rest burnt or dumped into the environment. The country currently consumes more than 6 million tons of plastic every year and is estimated to leak 1 million tons per year into the water.

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