Reduce of Plastic waste polluted Ocean in Developing Country  

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• Jumat, 16 Juli 2021

Indonesia-UK Partnership to Reduce Plastic Waste in Indonesian SoCiEtieS (PISCES)

PISCES proposal has been selected by the UK Global Challenges Research Fund to create “hope spots” in Indonesia’s battle against plastic waste.

This project aims to improve understanding of land-based plastic leakage into the Indonesian environment and its impacts. It will investigate the sources, pathways and fate of plastic waste in the environment, using state of the art modelling to estimate the volumes of plastic flows reaching the land, rivers and seas around Indonesia.

The project will also examine systems analysis of socio-economic, behavioural and cultural factors associated with plastic use, waste generation and littering. This will inform a programme of research to develop, trial and test various interventions and solutions co-designed with stakeholders, assessing their social, environmental and economic benefits.

The PISCES programme aims to catalyse current efforts to reduce the impacts of plastic waste on Indonesian societies by addressing key knowledge gaps critical to unlocking circular re-design of plastic economies, promoting economic growth, social inclusion, and improvement of livelihoods while at the same time ensuring environmental sustainability of the oceans and coastal areas.