Here Are 3 Benefits For You When You Are In CFD

JAKARTA - The weekend is the right time for you to let go of fatigue with your family or friends. Usually what fun activities do you do? Come on, join Car Free Day (CFD)! Exercise in the middle of the city, gather with family until you see many exciting events held. Here are three activities that can be done at Car Free Day

Exercise and Physical Activities

CFD provides opportunities for the public to participate in various physical activities on roads that are usually closed to motorized vehicles. You can run, cycle, mass gymnastics and yoga or take a leisurely walk while enjoying the fresh air and a vehicle pollution-free atmosphere. Enjoying Shows and Snacks

CFD is often a stage for various cultural, musical, and dance shows and attractions. You can enjoy local music group performances, theater shows, street attractions, and various other art activities. In addition, you can also explore various booths selling local food and beverages, handicrafts, clothing, accessories, and other unique products. Clean Up The Environment and Recycle Campaign

In CFD, you can also join the community or community to participate in the activities of cleaning the surrounding environment. With closed roads for motorized vehicles, this is a good opportunity to clean sidewalks, parks, and other public areas of waste. CFD can also be an opportunity to educate the public about the importance of recycling and wise waste management in order to raise awareness of the importance of protecting the environment.

Given the importance of reducing waste and waste management actions in CFD, PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (Chandra Asri) together with the Indonesian Asri Forum (FIA) reaffirmed the key role of sorting in waste management through the Asri Operations Action of Vol Ants. 02 on Sunday, May 28, 2023, at Car Free Day (CFD) Jakarta. In the active operation of these two ants, 2.3 kg of waste was collected, so that the total accumulation of waste from the current Asri Action series was 22.65 kg. Previously, Chandra Asri employees together with the volunteer community from the Indonesian Forum Asri had carried out the First Asri Operation Ant Action in January 2023. This activity was carried out consistently because CFD became an effective place to conduct waste sorting as the initial key to doing waste management, especially plastic waste.Corporate Communication General Manager Chandra Asri, Chrysanthi Tarigan, said, sorting waste from the source was the key to creating a better Indonesian waste management system.

Chandra Asri, in this case, has also implemented it internally through the Office Waste Management program by providing categorized bins. Through Ant Operations, Chandra Asri hopes to participate in disseminating the spirit of sorting waste to the community, he said in a written statement, Sunday, May 28. Referring to data from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry in 2022, Indonesia turns out to still have more than 3 tons of unmanaged waste every year. One of the factors that causes this is that the waste that is still being mixed up so that it cannot be absorbed by the waste management industry. The plan is that this activity will be carried out three times a year, where Asri Operations participants of Ants collect and sort waste in the CFD Jakarta area into 4 categories: Paper, Plastic, Organic, and Others. The waste that has been sorted is then channeled into the Waste Bank to be processed into other useful items, added Chrysanthi Tarigan Forum Indonesia Asri is a forum facilitated by Chandra Asri to conduct education and literacy related to sustainability topics (sustainability) in order to raise public awareness regarding issues around the circular economy, waste management, and the carbon footprint to create positive impacts and achieve the destination of #IndonesiaAsri.Chandra Asri also actively encourages circular-based waste management through various corporate initiatives. In Cilegon, Chandra Asri collaborates with partners to run an integrated waste management program (end-to-end plastic waste waste management) to search for waste management solutions, especially plastic waste management. Since September 2021, the Company has been running the SAGARA program to collect waste in coastal areas of the sea and surrounding environments in order to prevent waste leaking into the sea. Through the SAGARA program, the community is also educated to sort waste out from its sources and fishermen are invited to transport plastic waste that they find while at sea. Not only that, together with the people who are members of KSM Sehati Maju Bersama, Chandra Asri developed integrated waste management facilities by encouraging community capacity strengthening, namely the Integrated Waste Management Industry. Waste Management, Mandiri Kelola Mandiri (IPST ASARI) which manages the plastic waste waste waste into low values.