Siklus

Indonesia is the second-largest ocean plastic polluter. One of the most common items found on beaches are the small single-use/serving plastic packets or sachets. At Mandalika beaches, 25% of plastic found is mixed or layered plastic (the same plastic type as these sachets and pouches). Given that plastic sachets and pouches are hard to recycle, we need to reduce plastic waste at the source. This will result in less strain on the waste management system, less plastic being burned, and less plastic polluting the environment as well as entering the oceans.

Furthermore, 70% of Indonesians buy their household goods in single serving ‘sachets’ (i.e. liquid soap, shampoo, detergent and coffee). As 15% of the sachet cost comes from packaging, low-income populations often pay extra for their everyday needs in small portions, a so-called “poverty tax”. Siklus delivers refills of everyday consumer products to your door – without plastic packaging. Customers can simply order on our mobile app or WhatsApp and schedule a refill. A bike – retrofitted with a refill station – comes to their doorstep where they can use their own containers to refill everyday necessities like soap, shampoo, detergent, cooking oil and more at a lower cost.

We are on average 20% cheaper and our product allows customers to save on everyday necessities while drastically reducing plastic waste, all in a convenient, to-door solution. As such, we create a more efficient and sustainable distribution network for refillable Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCGs) products.