Plastic for Rice Initiative
The Rice for Plastics Initiative is an opportunity to combat beach pollution while providing nourishment for the local community. Villagers collect plastic trash from their surrounding area and exchange it through a barter system, where every kilogram of trash collected can be traded in for a kilogram of rice. To further support the local economy, the rice provided for barter has been purchased from local farmers, thus ensuring that the community is supported in multiple ways.
The Rice for Plastics Initiative takes place monthly and is conducted in collaboration with the Chiefs of Villages in Kelating, Bali, further cementing our investment and involvement in the local community. By encouraging villagers to collect plastic debris, an awareness on the responsible usage of plastics and the need for reducing, reusing and recycling is created. The collection of debris reduces the amount of plastic pollution that ends up in the ocean by removing it from rivers and beaches.
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The Soori Rice Initiative is an additional way to embed Soori Bali in its social and environmental contexts, as well as a way to keep the community safe and nourished during the coronavirus pandemic. Care packages of rice, sugar and oil are purchased from local farmers and handed out to families in Kelating village. More than 15 tons of rice have been pledged and distributed to date.
