TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Formula E drivers, team, and staff collected plastics and trash at Ancol Beach which is located next to the Jakarta Internationa E-Prix Circuit (JIEC). The act was conducted ahead of the Formula E racing this weekend to support World Environment Day.

Over 300 volunteers of the Formula E team were involved in the social activity. Some of the teams include ABT Cupra Formula E, Avalanche Andretti Formula E, Maserati MSG Racing, Balap NIO 333 Formula E, and Mahindra Racing. Several partners such as SABIC, Saudia, and Bosch also joined the Formula E staff to clean up Ancol Beach.

The beach clean-up was done to promote a global solution in battling against plastic waste and increasing circularities. It also aims to remind people of the serious impacts of plastic waste, as well as urges consumers, businesses, and the government to take more ambitious actions to reduce pollution.

Formula E Sustainability Director Julia Pallé said, “Plastic pollution is a growing problem that affects everyone around the world and especially in Indonesia. At every race we are committed to engaging with local communities and leaving them in a better place, so aligned to celebrating World Environment Day on June 5, we united as a championship with the community to clean the local area of plastic rubbish and ensure it is sustainably managed and not put back into landfill.”

She further said that the focus this year is to highlight how organizations and authorities can accelerate becoming more circular in their management and disposal of plastic waste.

Some 120 trash bags recovered from the clean-up will be managed by Waste4Change – an Indonesian waste management service – helping organizations transition their ecosystems towards a circular economy. Waste4Change is the Official Waste Management Partner of the 2023 Gulavit Jakarta E-Prix.

To further reduce the waste produced from Formula E events, this weekend’s event will have 30 Recycling Rangers across the Allianz Fan Village collecting and managing plastic waste for recycling, in addition to six bespoke waste stations dedicated to recycling.

Rafif Rahedian I FIA Formula E

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