The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) launched projects in reducing plastic waste in India and a project of waste-processing in Bali, Indonesia.
In India, AEPW and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) work together to cut the amount of plastic waste entering the environment in the northern Indian cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh, the renowned important Hindu pilgrimage and cultural tourism destinations.
The two firms formed the Aviral-Reducing Plastic Waste in the Ganga pilot project, aiming to curb plastic waste and help improve the livelihoods of communities dependent on the Ganges. The project is building on the existing flagship programs of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (Namami Gange) and the Clean India Mission (Swachh Bharat Mission).
The project contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, notably focusing on clean water and sanitation, sustainable cities and communities, climate action, and revitalizing the global partnership for sustainable development.
In Bali, Indonesia, the alliance works with Project STOP and the Jembrana Regency to establish a first-ever solid waste management service in the regency which will be equipped with sorting and waste processing systems, residue handling equipment, and other supporting facilities to manage and recycle both organic and non-organic waste from households and businesses.
The facility is estimated to come online by the end of this year, but since the start of July, Jembrana residents have already benefited from the first formal waste collection. Within two years, the residents will have a formal waste collection service through this initiative.
