Stretching along the northeast coast of Bali, the Amed region has long been among the poorest areas of Bali. Infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and telephone lines was only built in the early 2000s. Today, tourism, especially underwater exploration, has replaced agriculture and salting as the main sources of income for the region, but one type of infrastructure is still sorely lacking: effective waste management.
The Peduli Alam Association was created in 2008 to remedy this situation. Until its creation, waste was burned or thrown into the water. Thanks to its action, waste garbage cans have been installed and a garbage truck collects the waste of the region regularly (60 tons collected per month). However, the waste is not sorted and continues to be stored indiscriminately in an open-air dump, which is not a sustainable solution.
The SeaCleaners, still with the expertise and the support of Valorplast, will help Peduli Alam to succeed in its long time project: to build a sorting and recycling center for part of the collected waste. The project includes several components:
- The technical support to develop a better collection system and to set up a sorting center with a recycling area, which will benefit to 14 villages of the region.
- Support for the training of Peduli Alam employees to optimize waste management
- Support to the educational mission of the NGO
Peduli Alam was created in 2008. The association develops waste management projects in the region of Amed in several villages. Its main activities are: garbage collection from households, trying to collect only non-organic waste and send it to the landfill; handicrafts, mainly making bags and other useful items that are sold in Peduli Alam’s store; education through activities in schools, beach cleanups and workshops.