Project STOP — Indonesia City-Level Waste Management Model
Enriched Foundation · Found: 2026-03-14 20:23
Borealis/SYSTEMIQ project. City-level waste management in Indonesia. 100,000+ tonnes collected. AEPW-funded. Expanding to new villages in Banyuwangi 2026. Potential strategic partner.
Source: https://www.stopoceanplastics.com/
Funding Details
- Funder
- Borealis, Borouge, AEPW; Subnational Climate Fund Technical Assistance (new study 2026)
- Funding Goal
- City-level waste management and circular economy systems in Indonesia
- Funding Amount
- Multi-million corporate investment; not an open call for external partners
- Deadline
- Engagement via stopoceanplastics.com/contact (Unknown)
- How to Apply
- Direct partnership discussion — not a grant call. Contact via stopoceanplastics.com/contact. If Indonesia operations are in different geographies (Project STOP is concentrated in East Java), strategic partnership could position you as NGO delivery partner for STOP's expansion to new areas.
- Target Region
- Indonesia (Banyuwangi Regency; Muncar, Pasuruan, Jembrana)
- Contact
- stopoceanplastics.com
- Last Checked
- 2026-03-14 20:28
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Summary
Project STOP (STop Ocean Plastics) was launched in 2017 by Borealis and SYSTEMIQ to provide access to effective circular waste management systems at scale in Southeast Asia. The model designs full waste management systems at city level, implements them with local government partners, and then transfers management to the city. Project STOP now has three active sites in Banyuwangi Regency (East Java) and has collected over 100,000 metric tonnes of waste since inception. In February 2026, Borouge and Borealis announced a new feasibility study with the Catalytic Finance Foundation and local Indonesian partners to develop Indonesia's first fully integrated circular waste management and polyolefin recycling ecosystem in Banyuwangi. This new study is funded by the Subnational Climate Fund Technical Assistance and suggests Project STOP is building towards a larger blended finance investment structure. For your organisation, Project STOP is simultaneously a comparator, a potential partner, and a gateway to its corporate funders. If your Indonesia operations are in different geographies (Project STOP is concentrated in East Java), a strategic partnership could position you as the NGO delivery partner for STOP's expansion to new areas — accessing Borealis and AEPW corporate funding without the complexity of direct application.
Historical Context
Project STOP has grown from an initial pilot in Muncar (2018) to three sites and 100,000+ tonnes collected. It is now owned and managed by a dedicated team within Borealis. AEPW joined the project in 2019. The 2026 Catalytic Finance Foundation partnership represents the first formal move towards blended public-private financing, suggesting the model may become accessible to other funders (including development banks) in the near term.
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