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Waste Less Films Weekend highlights impact of waste on environment
Waste Less Films Weekend is screening three documentaries – Albatross, Trashed and Blue – to show audiences how waste impacts the environment.
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A still from "Blue", one of three films being screened during the Waste Less Films Weekend event. (Northern Pictures/File)
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avakara, a company that provides green products and services, is hosting Waste Less Films Weekend until March 3 at three different venues, namely the WeWork Revenue Tower in Central Jakarta, Javara Culture and Greenhouse Coworking Space in South Jakarta.
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For the event, the company will screen three documentaries – Albatross, Trashed and Blue – to show audiences how waste impacts the environment.
Navakara cofounder Maureen Simatupang told The Jakarta Post via email that Indonesia was the world’s second-largest producer of plastics.
“Only less than 9 percent of our recyclable wastes are properly recycled,” she said, adding that 8 million tons of plastic waste ended up in the world's oceans every year, making plastic consumption a global issue.
Read also: The waste challenge: Is Indonesia at a tipping point?
Maureen said she hoped that the film screenings would allow viewers to have a better understanding of how everyone's actions affect the environment.
“The ultimate solution might be, and should be, an aim toward a zero-waste lifestyle,” she added, noting that there were no simple solutions.
Waste Less Films Weekend is open to the public. Those who want to join the event may register via the following WhatsApp number: +6281291430079. (kes)
