SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Status: Ongoing, since 2015
Indonesia has a big problem with solid waste, because there is no proper system to deal with the produced trash. Therefore a lot of trash ends up in the ocean, mangrove areas and in forests. Manengkel Solidaritas had a project to teach coastal communities to adapt to the trash problem and it was a success. Currently they are looking for new funds to transfer the concept to more villages.
Produced and edited by: Clémence Véron
Key Activities
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Community Education & Group Formation
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Awareness campaigns and training
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Developing an Educational Waste Management Module for children and the general public.
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Training & Empowerment
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Training on waste sorting, eco-enzyme production, and upcycling inorganic waste into valuable products.
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Maggot farming training as a solution for organic waste processing.
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Household financial management training for TPS3R group members.
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Plastic waste collection process
Training on how to produce maggots from organic waste
Results
Waste Management
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Successful implementation in the villages of Rap-Rap, Arakan, Sondakan villages, North Sulawesi, Indonesia\
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Households in three villages were equipped with double containers bins
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Waste collection centres were established in all three villages
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A monthly monitoring system of household waste was established
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Five households of each village took part in a pilot composting system
Food Security
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Raising awareness of the benefits of traditional and locally grown food
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Dependency on external food supply was decreased by 20%
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The number of households practising VertiCulture and organic farming increased by 20%
Environmental Education
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70% of students (grade 4 and 5) from the villages attended classes about coastal environmental care.
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Three teachers from three primary schools were trained to deliver lessons on marine and coastal environment issues ensuring the long term suitability of marine education in these areas
Strengthening of community group institutions
Food security area
Innovative Plastic Waste Upcycling Program
As part of a new environmental innovation, this program introduces a creative approach to transforming used plastic bottle caps into attractive and marketable accessories. Instead of allowing plastic waste to end up in landfills, rivers, coastal areas, or the ocean, collected bottle caps are sorted, processed, and redesigned into products with new functional and economic value.
The program is designed not only to reduce plastic waste, but also to encourage communities to see waste as a resource that can be reused through creativity and simple technology. By introducing upcycling skills, participants can learn how to produce accessories and other small products that can be sold through local markets, tourism activities, community events, and online platforms.
This initiative combines environmental conservation, waste reduction, innovation, and community entrepreneurship. It also creates opportunities for youth, women, and community groups to participate in productive activities that can generate additional income while contributing to a cleaner environment.
Used plastic bottle caps ready for processing.
The process of transforming used plastic bottle caps into keychains and accessories.
Through this program, plastic waste is no longer seen only as a problem, but as a potential resource that can be transformed into products with environmental, social, and economic value. In the long term, the initiative is expected to support the development of a community-based circular economy, where waste is reduced, materials are reused, and local communities benefit directly from sustainable environmental practices.
This project was supported by :
