Waste disposal through landfilling increases climate risks through methane emissions and poses multitude of threats to the vicinities. The KIPRAH project is an initiative implemented by BORDA and its partners, in 17 locations in Indonesia to reduce pressure on these overutilized landfills by mobilizing community involvement in decentralized waste management facilities. The project attempts to reduce climate risks through low-cost scientific manner of waste handling along with deriving co-benefits for the participating communities.

The landfills in Indonesia are currently reaching their maximum capacity thus necessitating alternative means to manage waste. The waste management in Indonesia is largely monopolized and is a government provided service. The increasing pressure on the system calls for decentralized modes of waste collection and treatment. Small scale decentralized modes of waste treatment offer an opportunity for efficiency of waste segregation, community involvement and other socio-economic benefits through employment. 

KIPRAH is a decentralized community managed solid waste management initiative developed by International Development Research Center (IDRC) and Bremen Overseas Research Development (BORDA) between 2006-2009. KIPRAH is an acronym for Kita-Pro-Sampah which translates to “we-pro-waste”. The project is focused on urban poor communities who are often excluded from the mainstream waste management projects in a city. The main components of the project are the Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) and the Community based organizations who manage the facilities. The waste from communities is brought to these facilities where the operators separate recyclables from organic waste. The recyclables such as plastic, glass etc. are processed further and sold whereas the organic waste is composted into fertilizers. The composting process utilizes a technique called ‘bamboo aeration’ which guarantees the supply of air into the organic waste thus reducing the emission of methane. This process hence provides a sustainable alternative to landfills since the methane emissions from landfills increasingly threaten the microclimate of the region.  The facilities are run with the monthly fees paid by households as well as the revenues gained from the end products along with some donor funds. BORDA and its partners train the community for the successful operation and maintenance of the facilities. 

Each KIPRAH facility serves around 300-1000 households and employs 2-8 persons for the operations. Every single facility is said to produce around 800kgs of fertilizer which is sold to farmers and municipalities for manuring public green spaces. 17 KIPRAH facilities were piloted by the organizations and are located in Banten Province (Tangerang Selatan City); Yogyakarta Province (Cities of Sleman, Bantul, Gunungkidul and Kulon Progo); East Java Province (Sidoarjo). As of 2016, the KIPRAH VER (voluntary Emission reduction) was certified by Gold Standard for the monitoring period 2013-2015.