Step by Step to No Cost Giving
Did you know that you can give to CLEAR Community with your online purchases without paying any extra? Sign up to Give As You Live and support us to help rural communities in Indonesia develop local solutions to the growing waste problem. Environmental problems like ocean plastics are a global disaster…
Workout for Waste Warriors!
Event dates: Tuesday 1st June – Wednesday 30th June 2021 This event is in support of CLEAR’s Waste Warrior Project in Java, empowering villagers to set up waste banks to help stop plastic pollution in the seas and on land. We are asking you to raise funds by creating your…
Plastic Free February 2021: Fighting the Plastic Pandemic
This year was unlike any other year that we’ve run our Plastic-Free February (PFF) campaign. With the added complication of the global COVID pandemic, we recognise that it is potentially harder than ever to avoid single-use plastic altogether. Therefore, this year we focused on raising awareness and changing habits. While CLEAR is…
CLEAR Community: A Global Vision from Local Needs
CLEAR Community helps to support, motivate and provide technical information to empower communities to develop effective waste management practices and sustainable living. CLEAR started in the small coastal community of Batukaras, Indonesia and is now a global network expanding aid to neighbouring villages and supporting local initiatives. From small beginnings…
Burning Issues: CLEAR transforms village life
Wandering around the villages of Java at sunset or sunrise, one of the most striking things is the acrid smell of burning waste. CLEAR Community is helping villages stop this pollution. Current waste disposal Outside the front of almost every family’s house will be a pile of burning leaves and…
Rounding Up Our 2020
An opening statement from our CEO, Chani Leahong: “Batukaras is now becoming recognised in the wider region for its proactive and progressive waste management, which is in large part a result of our hard work over many years across many stakeholder groups. Villagers and local government are now proudly managing their…
EMPOWERING WASTE WARRIORS – PLANS FOR 2021
A new CLEAR programme aims to deliver a new wave of ‘Waste Warriors’ enabling change in West Java. We have conducted initial meetings and stakeholder mapping in two villages, and conducted village assessments in a further two villages, to assess their readiness to establish waste banks and develop waste management…
Sustainable River Roofing: CLEAR Community Hub’s Renovation
Imagine being cocooned by the long feathery leaves of the nipa palm as you learn about the environment and how you could help clean up the oceans. Visitors to Bale Tau – CLEAR’s community learning and art space – are able to do just that, as they sit under the…
Ways to Raise
We appreciate that in these difficult economic times it’s not always possible to make regular (or even one-off) donations to charities and causes. However, there are ways to support us without any cost to yourself, simply by shopping through platforms which offer the full range of products at the normal…
Developing effective waste management systems in Indonesia
CLEAR’s involvement in an exciting new international research partnership project has helped translate academic findings into practical waste management solutions. Combining international expertise with local knowledge The research partnership includes the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), a major Indonesian technical university, and London South Bank University (LSBU). CLEAR set out…
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