Collaboration with DBS Indonesia and Blibli
Through the 'More sustainability actions, less waste' campaign, Bank DBS Indonesia, Blibli and Magalarva are collaborating to process expired food so that it does not end up in landfills (TPA) in order to create a sustainable environment. In this collaboration, Magalarva collects expired food in Blibli warehouses to be processed into animal feed. Bank DBS Indonesia acts as a facilitator connecting Blibli with Magalarva as a social entrepreneur partner of the DBS Foundation.
Data from Waste4Change for 2021 shows that all landfills in Indonesia are almost full. This is triggered by the Indonesian people who dispose of at least 23-48 million tons of food waste per year. DKI Jakarta is the area with the highest waste disposal rate in Indonesia, which is 455.3 million m3/year and contributes almost 28% of the total waste in the province of Indonesia.
Head of Group Marketing Strategic & Communications Bank DBS Indonesia Mona Monika said, Bank DBS Indonesia continues to make long-term impacts for environmental sustainability. "Working with strategic partners gives us hope that we are on the right track to reduce the impact of carbon emissions towards a more sustainable Indonesia," he said.
Through this collaboration, Blibli hands over expired food in the form of groceries including packaged food such as biscuits, cereals, instant noodles, seasoned flour, sauces, sweetened condensed milk, tea, coffee, powdered milk, liquid milk, and processed ingredients. and others. Magalarva will regularly transport this expired food from Blibli's three warehouses located in Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi to be processed into fish and shrimp animal feed. Not only saving around 13 tons of food waste, this collaboration can produce five tons of animal feed which will be absorbed by fish and shrimp cultivators in Indonesia. "We welcome this cooperation in recycling food waste into animal feed, so that it can provide benefits for fish and shrimp cultivators in Indonesia. In addition, this food waste management also optimizes the storage of goods in Blibli warehouses so that it is more efficient. Collaboration between Blibli and the Bank DBS Indonesia in the #MakanTanpaSisa movement is hoped to be able to inspire the wider community in adopting an eco-conscious lifestyle," said Senior Vice President Operations - Logistics & Warehouse, Blibli Bayu Sudjono
As a partner in this collaboration, Magalarva is a social entrepreneur engaged in sustainable animal feed by processing organic waste using Black Soldier Fly larvae thereby contributing to a circular economy. Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) is a more sustainable and efficient source of protein. Magalarva has several products such as insect protein for animal feed, insect oil and organic fertilizer.
"Collaborating on food waste processing with Bank DBS Indonesia and Blibli is a good step to save the environment. Since its establishment in 2017, Magalarva has moved to close the consumption cycle by eliminating the accumulation of organic waste for a more sustainable future. Now every day we can process at least 10 tons of food waste in Indonesia into sustainable products, such as fish and shrimp animal feed. Through this collaboration, Magalarva hopes that there will be more parties who are aware of the importance of processing food waste," said Founder & CEO, Magalarva Rendria Labde
Writer:Silawati