As the world’s second-largest plastic producer in the world, Indonesia’s plastic straw consumption exceeds 90 million straws a day. Yet, only 60% of Indonesia’s waste is collected by municipal management systems, while the rest is burnt or dumped into the environment. Every year, an estimated 1 million tons of the country’s plastic waste finds its way into the ocean. Despite efforts from the private and public sector to curb the use of single-use plastics, these often only target middle-to-upper class Indonesians, leaving the rest of the population behind.

Recent studies estimate that we currently use an astounding 129 billion face masks globally every month, with most of them disposable and made of plastics which will take 450 years to break down (and even then, they’ll break into microplastics). With increasing reports on inappropriate disposal of masks and its threat to the environment and wildlife, it’s important for us to start switching to reusable face masks - or at least learn to dispose of single-use masks responsibly.

Evoware is proud to be part of Paredice Climate Alliance, a collective of social enterprises and non-profit organizations that focuses on creating a clean Indonesia, free from waste. Paredice members include Parongpong RAW Lab, Rawhaus, Evoware (Evo&Co.), DiversCleanAction, and CarbonEthics, all of whom specialize in different areas of sustainability, from offering eco-products, providing integrated waste management services, to greening nature through carbon exchange.