They could be even more surprised on how Bali Recycling handles the problem and turns it into a fresh solution. They could be surprised to hear about the island's trash issues. People outside of Bali generally have the perception that Bali is an island paradise, without any modern day problems. Bali is a small special place but it is forced to handle more than it can. Peduli Bali also translates into English as 'Care for Bali,' although we are currently better known for our trade name of Bali Recycling.īali is an easy place to visit or vacation but, when you live here a long time, you see 'other side' of the island and also see the impact and influence of 'outsiders,' either from Jakarta or abroad.
Then, in late 2009, after investigating pollution issues in the Ubud area, my Indonesian business partners and I founded Bali Recycling or Peduli Bali which is an acronym for Perusahan Daur Ulang Limbah Bali or Waste Recycling Company of Bali, a social-environmental enterprise focusing on recycling and managing waste in a responsible way. It won several environmental accolades in the '90s and later, in 2009, was featured in the Goldman Environmental Prize. We pioneered recycling, composting and waste sustainability principles in building the first MRF (material recovery facility) on the island. In 1995, I conceived and then helped establish Jimbaran Lestari, the first private waste management company on the island. I first arrived in Bali in 1991 to study Indonesian culture, language and urban issues.įrom 1994 to 1998, I worked for the Wisnu Foundation, Bali's first Indonesian-established environmental organization. My mother started the first organic restaurant in the area in the late 1970s, and it has become very successful and well known.
He was a radio journalist and worked for the French Language Section of The Voice of America. My mother is Austrian and my father is French. I'm Olivier Pouillon, born and raised in Washington, D.C.
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