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The first day of the Asian Students the specific contexts of their home

Environment Platform (ASEP) 2021 online countries. This collaborative learning

event kicked off with the opening approach enabled participants to evaluate

ceremony, marked by inspiring speeches the advantages and disadvantages of

and messages emphasizing the importance different SWM practices across Asia,

of sustainable development and fostering cross-cultural understanding and

environmental stewardship in the face of knowledge exchange. Through the lens of

the ongoing global challenges, particularly the day's activities, ASEP 2021 successfully

accentuated by the COVID-19 pandemic. laid the groundwork for an enriching and

Following the Opening Ceremony, impactful program focused on empowering

participants were treated to a Keynote participants to drive positive change in

Lecture from Mr. Sudarmadi Salim, the their communities and beyond, in

General Manager of AEON Indonesia, which alignment with the overarching theme of

provided valuable insights into the "Building Recycling Society."

significance of innovation for a sustainable Day 2 of ASEP 2021 commenced with a

society in the context of the pandemic. wide variety of activities aimed at delving

After the address, the participants had deeper into the multifaceted realm of

partaken in a lecture delivered by an waste management and sustainability,

esteemed officer from the Indonesian echoing the resounding theme of "Building

government sector to shed light on Solid Recycling Society." First, the participants

Waste Management (SWM) in Indonesia. had experienced a novel way to explore

The lecture delved into the initiatives Indonesia via a virtual field trip of the

undertaken by Indonesia to manage solid landscape of Indonesia's informal waste

waste effectively, including challenges sector. During the field trip, the

faced, waste composition analysis, and participants learned about the grassroots

legal frameworks established to regulate realities of waste collection and recycling

waste management practices. Notably, methods, witnessing first-hand the

Indonesia's commitment to reducing resourcefulness and resilience of local

plastic pollution and marine debris through communities in addressing environmental

its national action plan was emphasized, challenges. Next, the participants

with ambitious targets set for plastics welcomed Dr. Sandhi EkoBramono's lecture

reduction and waste segregation on a comprehensive exploration of

implementation by 2025. Participants systematic landfill solutions, cantering on

gained valuable insights into the the Manggar Landfill in Balik Papan as a

importance of waste segregation as a paradigmatic case study.

crucial component of SWM, facilitating

effective resource recovery and recycling

efforts. The Keynote Lecture was also

streamed live via the UI Teve YouTube

Channel, which allowed the other eager

viewers to tune in and learn about the

valuable insights into the significance of

innovation for a sustainable society in the

context of the pandemic. The day

concluded with engaging Group Work

sessions, where participants collaborated

on SWM-related assignments tailored to

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