Green Living
Sorting Waste: A Simple Way to a Healthier Life
Are you aware that your everyday waste is potentially hazardous to your health? Overflowing, unattended or mismanaged organic waste rots down and releases bad odor that attract flies and rodents, potentially spreading disease. How do we avoid this? Waste4Change provides Responsible Waste Management that reduces the risk of waste contamination during the waste-handling process The
Jakarta Less Waste on the Field
With the city’s current waste situation, Bantar Gebang, Jakarta’s main and only mass landfill, will be out of commission in 2021. Jakarta Less Waste Initiative took to the field to focus on prevention. TPST Bantar Gebang is closing to its maximum capacity. Jakarta Less Waste Initiative encourage people to focus on prevention. Photo by Rintang
Jakarta Less Waste Building Awards
Does your company manage its waste in accordance with prevailing laws as well as practicing the right procedures of preserving the environment? The less-waste lifestyle that you’ve implemented in your daily life does not have to end in the office. Other than bringing reusable bag, reusable water bottle, dining kit and recycling your waste, there
Bluebird’s Sustainable Future with BYD and Tesla Car
Bluebird and Silverbird taxi officially jumpstarted their electric fleet by adding electric and solar-powered automobile manufacturer, BYD and Tesla, making them the most sustainable taxi operator in Indonesia so far. The Tesla model X 75D A/T caters the premium passenger of Silverbird. Photo courtesy of bluebird Group/NOW!JAKARTA A total of 29 green cars emphasized the
Protecting the Ocean with Jakarta Aquarium
Jakarta Aquarium was inaugurated by Susi Pudjiastuti, Minister of Marine and Fisheries on 16 October 2018. It is a collaboration between Taman Safari Indonesia, and Aquaria KLCC, Malaysia, with a focus on edutainment for all the family. It prides itself on being a centre focusing on conservation and preservation. Jakarta Aquarium offers opportunities to discover the
Learn How to Manage Your Waste with Waste4Change
Nowadays, Indonesians are starting to learn to reduce their waste. Everyone seems to have their own straw and shopping bag – trying to refuse plastic to save the earth. While waste management had been a crucial topic of discussion in Indonesia since the Leuwigajah landfill avalanche back in 2005, the effort to reduce waste had
Seminar on Sustainability Reporting
On 26 March, Most Valued Business (MVB) Indonesia together with SGS Indonesia hosted the first of MVB’s Sustainability Seminar Series 2019. Most Valued Business (MVB) Indonesia together with SGS Indonesia hosted the first of MVB’s Sustainability Seminar Series 2019. Photo courtesy of Most Valued Business/NOW!JAKARTA The seminar at SGS Academy, a purpose built teaching facility,
Guide to Sustainable Living by Susan Poku
Susan Poku is an independent Zero waste lifestyle enthusiast, who has been living in Jakarta as an expat for the past 3 years. She organises coffee mornings and talks to raise awareness on how we can actively take responsibility to live more sustainable. Bring a reusable container and tote bag to store left overs from the
