Ocean-Bound Community Collection and Recycling of Mixed Plastics in South Sulawesi, Indonesia (PPRS) Cote d’Ivoire

Cote d’Ivoire

plastics are baled and delivered to domestic aggregators and mechanical recyclers

Community members can sell plastic waste to their local 'Aling Tindera'

bales and stores the plastic in a container van provided by the project partner

while an estimated 40 million tons are mismanaged every year

Ocean-Bound Community Collection and Recycling of Mixed Plastics in South Sulawesi, Indonesia (PPRS) Cote d’IvoireThe South Sulawesi province in Indonesia, which spans many islands and vast stretches of coastline, lacks waste management infrastructure and is a high risk area for ocean plastic leakage. This project partner collects both rigid plastics as well as low value plastic waste, such as single use plastic bags and multi layer packaging across a network of islands in South Sulawesi, which is processed into plastic pellets and flakes at their recycling