Ocean-Bound Community Collection and Recycling of Mixed Plastics in South Sulawesi, Indonesia (PPRS) and recycle efforts

and recycle efforts

At the sorting facilities

focussing their efforts instead on plastic waste with higher value

plastics are baled and delivered to domestic aggregators and mechanical recyclers

Community members can sell plastic waste to their local 'Aling Tindera'

Ocean-Bound Community Collection and Recycling of Mixed Plastics in South Sulawesi, Indonesia (PPRS) and recycle effortsThe South Sulawesi province in Indonesia, which spans many islands and vast stretches of coastline, lacks waste management infrastructure and is a high risk area for ocean plastic leakage. This project partner collects both rigid plastics as well as low value plastic waste, such as single use plastic bags and multi layer packaging across a network of islands in South Sulawesi, which is processed into plastic pellets and flakes at their recycling