rePurpose Laut Yang Tenang

Indonesian: Calm Seas

West Java, Indonesia

Partnering with informal waste workers and brining new collection and recycling systems to protect Indonesia’s precious ocean ecosystems.

7,807,959

lbs of plastic waste removed

174

waste workers formally employed

Island

Microentrepreneurs

Verra registered

rePurpose Global Impact Framework in action

The BASE Framework is our leading impact creation process that is the strong foundation for each rePurpose Global plastic recovery impact project. This framework ensures that our interventions in each geography create additional, impactful and verifiable outcomes.

1. Baseline

High plastic waste leakage into the ocean‍

Indonesia is the world’s second largest contributor to ocean plastic.
Nearly two million people work in an informal, exploitative, and low paid, waste sector.

2. Additionality

New collection and recycling systems for ocean-bound plastic‍

Increase plastic collection through waste aggregators.
All that can be recycled is recycled into plastic crates.

3. Solution

Solution for Laut Yang Tenang

Multi-stakeholder engagement to increase collections
Informal waste pickers and aggregators, community waste banks, recyclers etc.
Increased collection rates and recycling for flexible plastic bags

4. Evaluation

Verra registered

The project has been certified by and is listed on the Verra Registry after undergoing a rigorous audit and verification process.

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reTrace™ is rePurpose Global's proprietary technology tool for impact verification.  Every kilogram of plastic waste is recorded, uploaded, and verified through a chain-of-custody approach. 

reTrace™ makes all impact data readily available for regular third-party audits.

Impact Beyond Plastic Recovery

Meet Ipang

Ipang is an operator at the rePurpose Global Impact project – Laut Yang Tenang – that we support in Indonesia. He is known for spreading awareness about waste management independently in his village Bandung, Indonesia, and he is often seen encouraging people and shops to sort their waste and aims to provide a Trash Bank for the people in his village!

The concept is very simple: people who are interested in the program collect recyclable trash including packages, paper, and plastic bottles, and weigh them at the trash bank. In exchange, a monetary value equivalent to the waste deposited at the bank is assigned to the person.

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Ipang believes that his commitment to managing waste by opening these Trash Banks will not just benefit the environment but also the people of the village.

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