Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/V006428/1
A Systems Analysis Approach to Reduce Plastic Waste in Indonesian Societies (PISCES)
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor S Jobling, Brunel University London, Life Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor K Tarverdi, Brunel University London, Chemical Engineering
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor S Pahl, University of Plymouth, Sch of Psychology
- Co-Investigator:
- Mr S Sudarso, Airlangga University, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr E Sembiring, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Faculty of Civil & Enviro Engineering
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr G Yudoko, Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr C Velis, University of Leeds, Civil Engineering
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr C Hattam, ICF International, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Mr M Cordova, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor RC Thompson, University of Plymouth, Sch of Biological and Marine Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr F Ceschin, Brunel University London, Brunel Design School
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr I Hendrawan, The University of Udayana, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor J Roy, Asian Institute of Technology, Energy
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor L Henderson, University of Strathclyde, Journalism
- Co-Investigator:
- Mr D Falahudin, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor E Katsou, Imperial College London, Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr E S Soedjono, Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Tech (ITS), Environmental Engineering
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr G Mitchell, University of Leeds, Sch of Geography
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor R Bailey, University of Oxford, Geography - SoGE
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr M Ismail, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor A Chakrabarti, Indian Institute of Science IISc, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr R Praptiwi, Esa Unggul University, Department of Biotechnology
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr E Iacovidou, Brunel University London, Life Sciences
- Co-Investigator:
- Dr I Nurhati, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, UNLISTED
- Co-Investigator:
- Professor MC Austen, University of Plymouth, Sch of Biological and Marine Sciences
- Grant held at:
- Brunel University London, Life Sciences
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Freshwater
- Marine
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Unknown
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Pollution and Waste
- Science Topics:
- Pollution/pollution control
- Earth & environmental
- Waste Pollution Management
- Waste Management
- Pollution Management
- Assess/Remediate Contamination
- Air pollution
- Environment & Health
- Abstract:
- Context - Leakage of plastic waste into the environment in Indonesia is amongst the highest in the world. Only 39% of all waste is collected and 6 million tons of waste per annum is either burnt or dumped into the environment where it contaminates the air, soil, ground water, rivers and oceans damaging ecosystems and their services. In 2017, the Indonesian government introduced an ambitious target to reduce marine plastic debris by 70% by 2025. Yet social, behavioral, economic, political and infrastructural challenges hamper progress across the country's 17,000 islands. Production and consumption of plastic and plastic leakage are driven by multiple linked human decisions and practices that are not easily disentangled into specific, manageable problems. We need a better understanding of the nature of these individual aspects and that of the relationships that link them together. Aims - To address this challenge, we will conduct a scientific research programme that brings political, environmental, economic, technical and social disciplines together to understand and address the causes of failures, rather than treating the symptoms. Objectives - 1) We will research sources, pathways and fate of plastic waste in the environment, using state of the art modelling of plastic use, waste generation and littering to estimate the volumes of plastic flows reaching the land, rivers and seas around Indonesia. We will do this at national scale and in more detail at two case study sites in Pasuran, East Java and Jembrana, Bali. We will use this data to identify hotspots to prioritize sites for calibration and validation of the model and to inform government intervention programmes 2) We will calibrate and validate the models by doing litter surveys at a range of hotspot locations to count and categorize different items of waste and litter from the point of release into the environment and at increasing distances from the source to the sea. 3) We will examine impacts of plastic waste leakage on ecosystem services, ecosystem functions and social and economic structures. 4) We will use focus groups and surveys to increase our understanding of human behavioural and cultural factors associated with the consumption, use and disposal of plastic products 5) We will harmonise the collection of various mass and monetary data types under an analytical framework that seeks to assess the complex value of plastic flows positive (profit, benefit) or negative (cost, impact). Considering all environmental, economic, social, technical and political domains the framework allows for a whole-system assessment to support informed decision-making. Optimisation of the system not only facilitates the recovery of plastic resources but also ensures that impacts on society and the environment are fully considered. Using advanced modelling approaches within this framework, we will identify the most effective points to intervene, in order to create value from plastic waste and maximise the efficiency of identified solutions. 6). We will involve users and multiple stakeholders in "living laboratory experiments" co-creating, testing and observing new solutions and organizational structures. We will examine integrated sets of design interventions (at product, business model, behavior change, waste management levels), pproviding guidance as to where successful interventions can be made, and indicating how changes in the political and legal framework can be instrumental in the better management of resources at different levels of the economy. Benefits - Our multi-stakeholder team includes action delivery partners who are designing and implementing change programmes on the ground and local and national governments. Our research is designed to inform and add value to these programmes, driving inter-connectivity between academia and government, established public-private partnerships, implementation programmes.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/V006428/1
- Grant Stage:
- Awaiting Event/Action
- Scheme:
- Directed - International
- Grant Status:
- Active
- Programme:
- GCRF Plastics
This grant award has a total value of £3,611,375
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| DI - Other Costs | Indirect - Indirect Costs | Exception - Other Costs | DA - Investigators | DA - Estate Costs | Exception - Staff | DI - Staff | DI - T&S | Exception - T&S | DA - Other Directly Allocated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £200,853 | £729,656 | £445,799 | £307,540 | £202,333 | £479,407 | £582,644 | £225,245 | £425,800 | £12,100 |
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