Source: World BankDate: September 16, 2021. As cities grow, so do urban water challenges. It is estimated that the urban population worldwide will nearly double by 2050 — an increase that has serious implications for water demand in cities.Urban water demand is expected to rise to 30 percent of the...
The circular economy: why Indonesian shrimp farmers are changing the shape of their ponds
Source: The Fish SiteDate: April 28, 2021 Circular shrimp ponds are increasingly being used by small-scale farmers and entrepreneurs in Indonesia, where they are also receiving government backing. Indonesia is one of largest shrimp producers in Southeast Asia. Initially, in the 1980s, black tiger pr...
Ministry seeks to strengthen waste management to drive economic growth
Source: ANTARA NewsDate: 18 February 2021 The Ministry of Environment and Forestry said it is keen to support the waste management sector and help strengthen the implementation of circular economy in Indonesia. "Waste management has been one of the most resilient business sectors during the COVID-19...
Pandemi dan Wacana Ekonomi Sirkular untuk Mengurangi Sampah 30% pada 2025
Source: Mongabay Date: 15 January 2021 Wacana pengurangan sampah plastik 30% pada 2025 mendapat tantangan dengan meningkatnya volume plastik saat pandemi COVID-19.Sejumlah penelitian menyebut meningkatnya volume belanja online dan antar makanan jadi salah satu penyebab.Penyebab lain adala...
Ekonomi sirkular saat pandemi : menciptakan lapangan kerja dan mengurangi sampah
Source: The Conversation Date: 16 October 2020 Sedikitnya 3 juta orang Indonesia telah kehilangan pekerjaan akibat pandemi hingga pertengahan tahun 2020 yang telah membawa Indonesia ke dalam resesi. Menteri Keuangan Sri Mulyani juga menyatakan bahwa Indonesia harus bersiap menghadapi rese...
Plastics could help build a sustainable future – here’s how
Source: The Conversation Date: 12 August 2020 The disposal of plastics is a global problem. They are nearly indestructible in natural conditions but are discarded worldwide on a large scale. The world produces around 359 million metric tons of plastics each year. Nature cannot address the...
Companies establish organization to combat growing plastic waste
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 27 August 2020 Several top food and beverages companies have established a new organization to ramp up their recycling efforts and reduce plastic packaging waste in Indonesia, which the companies commonly produce and usually ends up polluting the sea. ...
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Circular Economy, A System That Can Realize Sustainable Development
Source: Katadata Date: 26 August 2020 The Indonesian government continues to promote the realization of a circular economy system. This system has the potential to realize sustainable and environmentally friendly development. Indonesia is in the midst of implementing a circular economy. T...
Transforming Water Industry through Circular Economy Mindset
Due to the Covid-19 situation, the annual Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) is postponed to June 2021 and for the time being is held digitally through a series of webinars. This second webinar about Resource Resilience: Moving from Linear to Circular Resource Management was held on Tues...
Can Plastic and Rubber Industry Recover from COVID-19?
PT Pamerindo Indonesia held a webinar titled "A Strategy Overview on How Indonesia's Plastics & Rubber Industry Recover Post COVID-19", focusing on the current state of the plastics and rubber industry in Indonesia, its current challenges as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, and possible s...
Global electronic waste up 21% in five years, and recycling isn’t keeping up
Source: The Conversation Date: 10 July 2020 Each year, the total amount of electric and electronic equipment the world uses grows by 2.5 million tonnes. Phones, radios, toys, laptops – if it has a power or battery supply it's likely to join a growing mountain of "e-waste" after use. In 2019 alo...
Water and Circular Economy: A White Paper
Source: ARUP, AnteaGroup and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation Date: October 2018 Water systems intersect with all sections of society and industry and opportunities exist in these interfaces to create additional value by application of Circular Economy principles. This white paper postulates...
We need to engage and exchange for a sustainable water economy
Source: Advanced Science NewsDate: 20 May 2020 A promising approach to establishing a circular water economy and improved technologies requires active involvement and collaboration from all members of society. Onboard the International Space Station (ISS), one liter of water costs more than 10,000 E...