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Plastic and hard waste

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Raja Ampat has a plastic and hard waste problem.

Rubbish is generated by homestays, liveaboards and nearby cities, including huge amounts of plastic. the islands of Raja Ampat have no government-run trash collection service and rubbish in nearby cities routinely ends up in rivers that dump it into the sea.

Paraodically, the same currents that feed Raja Ampat’s reefs also form giant slicks of TRASH that endanger corals and marine animals.

THIS IS NOT AI-GENERATED AND IT MAKES US FEEL SICK.

BUT just FEELING SAD OR ANGRY DOESN’t solve the problem. So we took action. 

Soul Initiatives NOW manages a comprehensive waste management system for the islands of kri, mansuar and arborek.

We work with homestay owners, villages that manage beach access, school students and other organisations to collect, sort and recycle plastic, bottles, electronics, clothing, shoes and other hard waste so that it stays away from the reefs. 

 

STEP ONE IS COLLECTION

WE PROVIDE BAGS TO COLLECT TRASH AND TRANSPORTATION OF TRASH TO SORTING CENTRES.

STEP TWO IS SORTING

PLASTIC COMES IN MANY DIFFERENT TYPES. SOME CAN BE RECYCLED AND SOME CANNOT AND DIFFERENT PLASTIC TYPES NEED TO BE KEPT SEPARATE. SORTING HAPPENS AT CENTRE AT SOUL SCUBA DIVERS AND WE ARE CREATING NEW SORTING STATIONS AT DIFFERENT VILLAGES.

STEP THREE IS TRACKING

WE RECORD DATA ON THE WEIGHT OF DIFFERENT TRASH TYPES THAT WE COLLECT AND SORT

STEP FOUR IS GENERATING HOPE

OUR DEMONSTRATION MACHINES IN KRI GIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND TOURISTS THE CHANCE TO SHRED PLASTIC AND TO EXTRUDE MELTED PLASTIC TO CREATE NEW FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS.

STEP FIVE IS TRANSPORTING

SORTED TRASH THAT WE CANNOT USE ON KRI IS SENT TO THE TRASH BANK IN SORONG FOR FURTHER PROCESSING.

TRASH TALK

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Soul Sea Initiatives Ltd
28 Shields St, Melbourne, Australia
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Kri, Yenbuba, Indonesia
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