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As part of efforts to raise public awareness about the importance of good waste management in Bali, Bali's Biggest Clean Up program was held once again on Sunday, February 20, 2022. The event was carried out once again after a two-year break brought about by the pandemic. The clean-up movement is part of the One Island-One Voice program led by Bye Bye Plastic Bags for the sixth time that is conducted across the island with the support of the community, environmental NGOs and the corporate sector that cares about the environment and all working cooperatively to help the island. The effort seeks to solve the plastic waste problem and helps ensure that the island continues to remain beautiful. This annual beach clean-up has, over the past 15 years, gathered over 65,000 people in 430 locations across Bali as well as prevented 155 tons of plastic from entering our oceans.

As a company committed to the environment, Danone-AQUA, which is known for efforts to promote a circular economy through the #BijakBerplastik movement, also joined the One Island-One Voice program by choosing Balangan beach as this year's location. Located in southern Bali, Balangan Beach is a beach that brings visitors back to 'Bali Tempo Dulu’ or the Bali in the old days, which is covered in clean white sand, with a relaxed atmosphere, beach huts, crystal clear water and presents beautiful high waves loved by surfers.

Through this event, Danone-AQUA supports a team of volunteers as part of a large and concerted effort carried out across the island. All waste collected at Balangan Beach after the clean-up event will be delivered to the Samtaku Jimbaran TPST, which is a “Zero Waste to Landfill” sorting facility formed in collaboration between PT Reciki Mantap Jaya, Danone-AQUA and other partners. Here, all waste is sorted, processed, and then sold as compost or as recycled plastic. Danone-AQUA Indonesia’s Director of Sustainable Development, Karyanto Wibowo, said that, "One of the most efficient ways to achieve the Indonesian Government's target of reducing plastic waste into the oceans by 70% by 2025 is to commit to a holistic circular economy approach, with efforts to increase plastic waste collection, consumer education and product packaging innovation. The circular economy concept is the best solution today to solve the problem of plastic waste throughout Indonesia and requires a comprehensive effort from all stakeholders”.

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PT Unilever Indonesia, Tbk. together with PT Supra Boga Lestari, Tbk. – which houses Ranch Market, The Gourmet, Farmers Market, Farmers Family, and Day2Day – and SMASH.id officially launched the Smart Dropbox Facilities on January 28, 2022, which are available at 10 Farmers Market outlets to educate and invite as many consumers as possible to become part of a shared solution in implementing a circular economy. Today's launch was also attended by Ujang Solihin Sidik, S.Si., M.Sc., Head of Sub-Directorate of Producer Management, Directorate of Waste Reduction.

In line with the strategy of 'The Unilever Compass', one of the pillars of which is Building a More Sustainable Planet, Unilever believes that plastic waste has its own place in the economic chain, but not in our environment. Globally, by 2025 Unilever has targets to: (1) Halve the use of new plastics; (2) Designing 100% of our product plastic packaging to be recyclable, reusable or biodegradable; (3) Help collect and process more plastic packaging than is sold; and (4) Increase the use of recycled plastic content (PCR) in our packaging by at least 25%.

To achieve this, Unilever consistently carry out various efforts from upstream to downstream, including collaboration with PT Supra Boga Lestari, Tbk, and SMASH.id to bring digital-based innovations in the plastic waste collection process. This collaboration is based on the shared goal in promoting education about the importance of sorting waste to the consumers. Through the Smart Drop Box which was co-developed, Unilever wants to help consumers, the #GenerasiPilahPlastik, to better manage their waste.