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CITY: Bogor
COUNTRY: Indonesia
POPULATION: 2.043.070
JOINED: 27 August 2021
SIGNED DECLARATION: Attached
MAYOR: Bima Arya Sugiarto
CITY CONTACT: Head of Bogor City Environmental Office ((+62251) 8321075 ext. 238))
OFFICIAL WEBSITE : https://kotabogor.go.id/
CONNECT: Instagram
Geographically, Bogor City is in the middle of the Bogor Regency area. The area of Bogor City is 118.5 km2 consisting of 6 sub-districts and 68 urban villages. Bogor City is one of the supporting cities for the capital, with the distance between Bogor City and DKI Jakarta is approximately 60 km, while the distance between Bogor City and Bandung City is about 120 km. Known as the City of Rain, Bogor City has an average monthly rainfall of around 267.9 - 385.3 mm. The slope of Bogor City is quite high and the type of soil in the Bogor City area is reddish brown lotosil with a fine soil texture and is somewhat sensitive to erosion.
At the end of 2021, the population of the city of Bogor is 1,091,396 people, with a density of 9,210 people/km2. During the pandemic, Bogor City is concerned with public health and environmental hygiene. Bogor is the first city in Indonesia to implement the Plastic Smart Cities program and ready to become a pilot city to reduce and manage plastic waste.
In 2021, WWF Plastic Smart Cities through Bogor City's Environmental Agency supported BSU Kenanga to become a pilot project in managing organic and unorganic waste. So nowadays, BSU Kenanga not only serves households in the area, but has also begun to reach out to business actors around the location of the Waste Bank, such as cafes, restaurants, etc. Thanks to the support of Plastic Smart Cities, BSU Kenanga also replicated similar waste banks for RT and RW at other locations. In 2022, BSU Kenanga also received a 3-month training from PPM School of Management to create a business model for waste management through the implementation of a circular economy. And last year, BSU Kenanga also won the Bogorku Bersih contest held by Radar Bogor, a local media in collaboration with the Bogor City Government.
Through the support of WWF Plastic Smart Cities, TPS3R MBR successfully addressed Multi-Layer Packaging waste with around 30% converted into building material mix (roster). In the activity of making the roster, TPS3R MBR receive training and assistance from Rebricks Indonesia (a start-up offering technological innovations to address the plastic waste problem) which collaborated with PT Nutrifood Indonesia. In 2022, TPS3R Mutiara Bogor Raya also joined 3 months of training from PPM School of Management to be able to create an educational business model for waste management and at the end of the training, they successfully won the business model-making competition.
The Bumi Selaras Sejahtera Foundation has an activity called the POS PANDAI (Waste Sorting, Saving, Recycling, and Innovation Center) which focuses on active community participation in its area. WWF Plastic Smart Cities supports the provision of facilities and pre-facilities to reduce waste from its source, and it is hoped that the POS PANDAI will also lead to a change in people's behaviour by encouraging them to sort their waste from home.
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