Indonesia is probably considered one of the countries with the highest deforestation rate in the world.
Forest Watch Indonesia data shows that the country lost 1.47 million hectares of forest annually from 2013 to 2017, while the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry and Environment (KLHK) claims that deforestation rates in Indonesia have successfully declined in recent years.
Data on the country’s deforestation may still be disputed until now. Nevertheless, one thing remains certain: deforestation is still taking place in Indonesia – and it always will in the long run.
But the underlying issue with deforestation is that it keeps bringing new problems that seem intractable to solve, including waste management.
KLHK data shows that Indonesia produced 67.8 million tons of waste in 2020 alone, of which wood and branch waste accounted for 9.49 tons. And of the total amount of waste produced in the country, only 55.78% was transported to final disposal sites and only about 10% recycled.
These data indicate that Indonesia will face a serious waste crisis if this problem continues to persist, as more and more unmanageable waste will accumulate in the coming years. Mounting unmanageable waste will overflow landfills and lead to further environmental damage and sanitation problems, which are usually linked to transmission of diseases.
In short, more unmanageable waste will put hundreds of millions of Indonesians’ lives at risk.
That’s why Indonesia needs a major overhaul of its waste management system. And Boolet is committed to always participate in revolutionizing Indonesia’s waste management system to ensure that Indonesia’s future generations will have a better quality of life.