Extended Producer Responsibility to Reduce Plastic Waste Pollution: An agent-based analysis for Indonesia

Research background<br/>Plastic debris in the environment consists primarily of plastic consumer waste. One of its leading causes is the lack of waste collection systems in developing countries. Actions need to be taken to overcome this issue, and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) seems to be an effective solution for encountering plastic...

Circular Communities For Housing: Transforming waste plastic and glass into building blocks making housing construction simpler, cheaper, faster and more sustainable

Indonesia is one of the 5 countries in the world that contribute to around 60% of all the ocean plastics in the world. This thesis project is based in the kampungs of Cigondewah, in Bandung, Indonesia. This project tries to deal with the local economies of waste recycling and the informal housing industry. The kampungs are situated next to a...