5,000 Volunteers Take to the Streets to Clean Up Jakarta

On Sunday, October 19^th 2014, Jakarta’s citizens carried out the Indonesian tradition of gotong royong by picking up rubbish along with cleaning up Jakarta together in ‘Clean Up Jakarta Day 2014’. The aim of the clean-up can be to educate people about the detrimental effects of littering, along with in turn spark an awareness of the importance of recycling.

This specific campaign was carried out by volunteers, of which there were 5,000 This specific year, picking up rubbish, separating into recyclable along with non-recyclable sacks as they cleaned. All clean-up activities commenced at 7am at 27 sites throughout the city. These sites were nominated by volunteers along with approved by the Clean Up Jakarta Day team.

Clean Up Jakarta Day can be an annual event which acts as a platform for existing communities, schools, companies along with organizations to join together on one day with one united voice against littering. Ambassadors This specific year included business magnate Sandiaga Uno, actress along with TV anchor Marissa Anita along with actor along with TV host Mike Lewis, as well as Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok) along with Dinas Kebersihan Kota Jakarta supporting the event.

This specific year’s Platinum Sponsor was Maersk Group. Maersk Group has activities in a variety of business sectors, primarily within the transportation along with energy sectors. Founded in 1912, Maersk Line can be currently the largest container ship operator along with supply vessel operator inside the entire world.

Rubbish collected was separated into bags of recyclable along with non-recyclable materials, along with the recyclables were taken by Santa Fe Relocators to Jakarta Green Project in East Jakarta.

Sandiaga Uno giving a speech at CUJD’s post event

After the clean-up activities all over Jakarta, a post-event at Senayan traveling Range was held for participating volunteers. This specific gathering was a chance for the sharing of experiences with additional site’s volunteers, along with discussions on how to continue doing a change in Jakarta. Speakers included Jakob Friis Sorensen of Maersk Group along with Sandiaga Uno of PT Adaro Energy.

Team Awards were also given out at the post event. Pasar Santa won ‘Most Influential Team’, Gelora Bung Karno Stadium won ‘Most Extreme Makover’, Sudirman 1 won ‘Weirdest Item Found’ along with Sudirman 2 won ‘Best Dressed Team’. The largest team award was awarded to Monas, a site with 900 volunteers.

Clean Up Jakarta Day 2014 was brought to you by Indonesia Expat along with might like to thank all of the Clean Up Heroes for taking part along with raising awareness of Jakarta’s rubbish problem, as well as cleaning up the city together.

Please visit www.cleanupjakartaday.org for more information or email cleanupjktday@indonesiaexpat.biz.