Overtourism-affected tourist destinations, such as Mount Everest and Boracay Beach in the Philippines, as well as Venice, the canal city, virtually always have a trash problem due to the high volume of visitors. Waste has actually become a common concern in renowned tourist destinations. The issues include irresponsible tourists who continue to litter tourism areas, a lack of infrastructure and facilities to manage waste, and even the state of the sites/landscapes, which impedes waste collection and transportation. Nonetheless, there are current sustainable tourism practices that have established a responsible waste management system, such as the EcoRanger project in Pulau Merah, Banyuwangi.

EcoRanger: Community Collaboration to Enforce Sustainable Tourism in Banyuwangi

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Overtourism-affected tourist destinations, such as Mount Everest and Boracay Beach in the Philippines, as well as Venice, the canal city, virtually always have a trash problem due to the high volume of visitors.Waste has actually become a common concern in renowned tourist destinations. The issues include irresponsible tourists who continue to litter tourism areas, a lack of infrastructure and facilities to manage waste, and even the state of the sites/landscapes, which impedes waste collection and transportation. Nonetheless, there are current sustainable tourism practices that have established a responsible waste management system, such as the EcoRanger project in Pulau Merah, Banyuwangi. Greeneration Foundation initiated this program along with Waste4Change serving as the field facilitator since October 2018.

EcoRanger: Advancing Sustainable Tourism through Community Development in Banyuwangi, Indonesia

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According to National Geographic, Rivers have been identified as a major pathway for plastic pollution entering the&nbsp;oceans (2018). Mismanaged plastic ends up in&nbsp;an environment where functional waste&nbsp;management systems are lacking. Around 80-90 % of plastic travels to the&nbsp;oceans from land. Rivers are a major contributor.&nbsp;Asia and Pacific ‘high risk’ pollution area. The result is a ”permanent” problem; that is&nbsp;plastic&nbsp;is spread to vast areas in the&nbsp;oceans as a plastic soup

Citarum Repair: Technological and Educational Solutions for the Citarum River

Plastic waste has always been a major problem in environmental pollution, both land and sea pollution. This is because it takes hundreds of years to decompose naturally. Talking about plastic waste, one of the biggest contributors comes from household items, ranging from plastic shampoo, bath and dishwashing soap, to oil. Greeneration Foundation and Siklus Refill, funded by the Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G), the Driving Refill Solution was initiated to tackle single-use plastic sachet with 2 approaches; providing a technical solution of refilling stations and educating the consumers, specifically housewives who are the drivers of Indonesia's traditional household.

Combating Plastic Sachets by Driving Refill Solution

Greeneration Foundation (GF) is an Indonesia-based NGO that focuses on promoting and implementing Sustainable Consumption and Production principles; such as smart waste management, sustainable lifestyle, and the circular economy. 