Susi Pudjiastuti Invites The Public To Be Aware Of The Environment: Garbage Ends Up In The Sea, We Drown

Susi Pudjiastuti (Photo: ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries for the 2014-2019 period, Susi Pudjiastuti, who is also an environmental activist, asked to first sort out waste at home for the sake of the environment. Susi said there is an urgency for the community to participate by changing their lifestyle.

“It is important for young leaders to have the determination and contribution to take one small step towards being environmentally friendly. Don't use anything and then throw it away. If you have to throw it away, first sort your trash at home," said Susi, quoted from ANTARA, Saturday, July 30.

He invites the public to take advantage of the existing recycling program so that waste does not end up in the sea. "This phenomenon of garbage ending up in the sea we must also end, we drown."

The beauty brand Garnier carries out the Green Beauty commitment that was launched in 2020, one of which is by sorting and recycling waste. People who want to take part in this campaign can sort inorganic waste at home, download the eRecycle application and later on, inorganic waste that has been sorted will be picked up at home.

"Access is available, now how can we together make this new lifestyle a new habit because just one green step can have an impact on the earth," said Chief Corporate Affairs, Engagement and Sustainability, L'Oréal Indonesia, Melanie Masriel.

Waste is a common problem that requires collective and synergistic steps to overcome it. This problem can be reduced by a commitment to reduce waste generation through 3 main strategies, namely reducing the use of virgin plastic through packaging innovation (Reduce), switching to recycled packaging (Replace), and collecting packaging waste from consumers (Recollect).