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Sungai Designs - Goal To Eliminate The Waste

Last updated: Apr 7, 2024

Summary

Bali is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. It is the only Hindu-Majority-Province in Indonesia, with 86.9% of the population adhering to Balinese Hinduism.

Bali is a place that screams luxury, calmness, spirituality, and a dose of fun. The beaches here have a certain allure that seduces the travelers, making it the most visited place.

Problem

Bali is a famous tourist attraction, but the waste management system is still inadequate, and most waste gets disposed of on the beach and rivers.

Solution

The goal is to eliminate the waste as much as possible. Organizations like Sungai Watch have helped to remove plastic waste from the waters of Indonesia.

The mission is to protect and restore the world’s rivers by developing and designing simple technologies to stop the flow of plastic pollution from going into the ocean.

In the past years, they have collected around 2,000,000 kgs of waste. Sungai Watch has started its new venture - Sungai Designs, which uses plastic waste to create a chair.

Each Chair is manufactured from 2,000 plastic bags and is 100% from river and beach plastic.

They also mark a number on the chairs so that they can track from which river it comes from.

Outcome

The government also prohibits residents from disposing of waste improperly, limiting the use of single-use plastic materials.

Bali Governor Regulation Number 97 of 2018, prohibits residents from throwing garbage in lakes, springs, rivers, and seas by Bali Governor Regulation Number 24 of 2020.