Project STOP marks further major milestones in 2023 and makes significant progress in the Project STOP Banyuwangi Hijau expansion programme
Milestones achieved by Project STOP in December 2023
Key Highlights:
- Project STOP has significantly impacted three Indonesian locations to date, including the implementation launch of the scale-up programme Project STOP Banyuwangi Hijau
- As a co-founder of Project STOP, Borealis commits the full funding of the next phase of Project STOP Banyuwangi Hijau
- Since inception until the end of 2023, Project STOP has provided waste collection to almost 400,000 people, created close to 300 full-time jobs in the waste sector, and collected more than 60,000 tonnes of waste (of which nearly 9,000 tonnes of plastic)
- City programmes in Pasuruan and Jembrana were successfully handed over to local units of governance
Banyuwangi, East Java, Indonesia [20 March, 2024] — Reflecting on the year 2023, Project STOP, co-founded by Borealis. and Systemiq, has already marked major milestones and made significant impacts. From the inception of Project STOP to the end of December 2023, around 400,000 people gained access to comprehensive waste services through Project STOP. Many of these individuals are now using formal waste collection services for the first time, which is an important step in improving community well-being and environmental sustainability.
Since its inception in 2017, Project STOP, hand-in-hand with its governmental and non-governmental partners, has created almost 300 full-time jobs across all Project STOP locations. These jobs, which support the local economies, vary from waste collection and material sorting to waste system management and administrative roles.
Furthermore, more than 60,000 tonnes of waste, including nearly 9,000 tonnes of plastic, have been successfully collected through Project STOP as of December 2023. This not only stops pollution from entering the environment, but it also shows the programme’s direct, tangible contributions to responsible waste management.
Waste collector operates moving vehicle to pick up waste in community houses in Muncar, Banyuwangi
Project STOP’s ‘system enabler’ approach entails building the waste management system together with governments at the local level over several years, then stepping back so that the local units of governance can fully operate their own systems. In 2023, Project STOP handed over operations in its second and third cities – Pasuruan and Jembrana – after nearly four years operating on the ground in each location. While Project STOP continues to provide light-touch support to past locations on an as-needed basis, these handovers closed the first phase of Project STOP’s work, which focused on creating programmes at a sub-regency level.
The Project STOP scale-up programme, Project STOP Banyuwangi Hijau, in the Banyuwangi Regency of East Java, is focusing on the full regency level and shifted into implementation mode by opening a large-scale materials recovery facility (MRF) and launching initial service rollouts. Only three months after its inauguration in September 2023, the facility is already providing access to waste services for more than 13,500 individuals in 12 villages.
The programme has built upon a long-standing strategic partnership with the Banyuwangi government, a collaboration highlighted by the direct backing of Ipuk Fiestiandani, the Banyuwangi Regent. She has emphasized the ongoing global waste issue and stressed the imperative need for cooperation among stakeholders to prevent environmental waste leakage. Ipuk has expressed Banyuwangi Regency’s commitment to Project STOP Banyuwangi Hijau, striving for tangible improvements in both environmental health and the well-being of Banyuwangi residents.
“We are very proud to further extend our commitment to Project STOP, striving to provide Indonesia’s first Regency-wide waste management system, enabling access to sustainable waste collection to all residents in Banyuwangi—fully true to our purpose of reinventing essentials for sustainable living,” says Thomas Gangl, Borealis. CEO. “Borealis will fully finance the construction of a second material recovery facility under the Project STOP Banyuwangi Hijau expansion and the roll-out of waste services to an additional 250,000 people in the region,” he further adds.
The success of Project STOP can be largely attributed to its meaningful collaborations and close relationships with various Indonesian government bodies, including the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs (CMMAI), the National Ministry of Environment and Forestry (MoEF) and the Banyuwangi regency government.
Ultimately, the Project STOP partners are aiming to provide waste collection services to 2 million people, creating over 1,000 jobs and collecting 230,000 tonnes of waste annually, including 25,000 tonnes of plastic.
As noted by Ben Dixon, Partner, Systemiq, “These achievements were only possible through the work of our visionary partners, notably including the government of Indonesia and our strategic partners from across the public, private and nonprofit sectors. We are proud of Project STOP’s accomplishments to date and hope that our efforts can help inspire ever broadening impacts in the future.”
For more information about Project STOP please visit: www.stopoceanplastics.com
Tentang Project STOP
Diluncurkan pada tahun 2017 oleh Borealis dan Systemiq, Project STOP (STop Ocean Plastics) bekerja sama dengan pemerintah kabupaten untuk menciptakan sistem pengelolaan sampah melingkar yang efektif di daerah-daerah berkebutuhan khusus di Asia Tenggara. Inisiatif ini mendukung kota-kota dengan keahlian teknis untuk mencapai nol kebocoran sampah, meningkatkan daur ulang, membangun program-program yang ekonomis berkelanjutan, menciptakan lapangan pekerjaan baru, dan mengurangi dampak buruk sampah yang tidak tertangani terhadap kesehatan masyarakat, pariwisata, dan perikanan. Kemitraan kota pertama dibentuk pada tahun 2017 di kota Muncar, Jawa Timur, diikuti oleh Pasuruan, Jawa Timur, dan Jembrana, Bali. Pada bulan Februari 2022, Project STOP Muncar dikelola pemerintah setempat dan masyarakat. Pada bulan Maret 2023, Project STOP Pasuruan diserahkan kepada pemerintah dan masyarakat, dan pada bulan Juni 2023, Project STOP Jembrana sepenuhnya diserahkan kepada pemerintah kabupaten setempat.
Sekarang program ini berkembang ke kabupaten Banyuwangi—menggabungkan model sistem sampah tingkat kabupaten dengan pengumpul bahan menjadi solusi daur ulang dan pengelolaan sampah sirkuler yang dapat mengubah ekonomi sampah.
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Tentang Borealis
Borealis merupakan salah satu perusahaan terkemuka di dunia yang menyediakan solusi poliolefin yang canggih dan sirkuler, dan merupakan pemimpin di pasar Eropa untuk bahan kimia dasar, pupuk dan daur ulang mekanis plastik. Kami memanfaatkan keahlian polimer kami dan pengalaman puluhan tahun untuk menawarkan solusi material yang bernilai tambah, inovatif dan sirkular untuk industri utama, seperti produk konsumer, energi, kesehatan, infrastruktur dan mobilitas. Dalam menemukan kembali kehidupan yang lebih berkelanjutan, kami membangun komitmen kami pada keselamatan, para karyawan, dan keunggulan saat kami mempercepat transformasi menuju ekonomi sirkular dan memperluas jejak geografis kami.
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Tentang SYSTEMIQ
SYSTEMIQ didirikan pada tahun 2016 untuk mendorong pencapaian Perjanjian Paris dan Tujuan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan PBB (UN Sustainable Development Goals) dengan mentransformasi pasar dan model bisnis di empat sistem kunci: penggunaan lahan, bahan sirkular, energi bersih, dan keuangan berkelanjutan. Sebagai perusahaan B-Corp, SYSTEMIQ adalah perusahaan penasihat dan investasi global yang bermitra dengan industri, pemerintah dan masyarakat sipil, membiayai, dan berinvestasi dalam usaha berdampak tinggi dengan potensi untuk membuka peluang ekonomi yang menguntungkan bisnis, masyarakat, dan lingkungan, serta memberikan perubahan sistem.
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