Involvement of Youth in Tackling Plastic Waste and Tumbler Campaign

Policy Brief for Reduce plastic waste Issue.

This Policy Brief emerged from Bagaimana cara kamu mengurangi sampah plastik untuk kelestarian bumi kita? wikithon.

Summary

The research initiated by BASAkalimantan Wiki through Dialog #1 and Dialog #2 involved government agencies, environmental communities, and young people to find solutions to plastic waste issues and the "one hand one tumbler" campaign. This dialogue was based on the results of a Wikithon held earlier to gather young people's opinions on this theme. Banjarbaru City, after becoming the capital of South Kalimantan province, experienced an increase in waste volume from 125-130 tons per day to 150 tons per day. Of this amount, 53% is disposed of at the Banjarbakula Regional Landfill and 47% at the Hutan Panjang Landfill. Efforts to reduce plastic waste are carried out through Mayor Regulation Number 66 of 2016, which prohibits the use of plastic bags in retail stores and minimarkets, as well as through waste banks and TPS3R (reduce-reuse-recycle waste processing centers). Public awareness to reduce plastic waste is still minimal, and socialization related to plastic waste issues is considered ineffective. The impact is that high waste production makes the city dirty and affects health, as well as increasing the amount of waste in landfills. Recommendations resulting from this dialogue include comprehensive socialization and campaigns related to plastic waste issues in various places, optimizing support such as waste transportation and waste banks, and involving environmental communities and young people in socialization and campaign actions.

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Related entries

• Policy Dialogue: Focus Group Discussion
• Implementation: Implementation