Denpasar, Bali Waste Cycle and PepsiCo Turn Snack Packaging into Park Signage
Denpasar has launched a pilot with Bali Waste Cycle, backed by PepsiCo Indonesia, to turn multilayer snack packaging waste into durable signage and other infrastructure for parks and streets, starting with a recycled-material name board at…
By Pandi Muktar
Editor: Mursyid Sonsang
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Denpasar — — Denpasar city officials have inaugurated a pilot project with Bali Waste Cycle, supported by PepsiCo Indonesia, to turn flexible plastic packaging waste from snack products into durable signage for public spaces, starting with a new name board at Sewaka Dharma City Park in Lumintang.
The inauguration took place on Friday, 18 September 2026, when Deputy Mayor I Kadek Agus Arya Wibawa officially unveiled the park’s new multifunctional sign made from recycled multilayer plastic packaging waste, according to local media reports.
Coverage from regional outlets describes the collaboration as part of the city government’s push to strengthen packaging-waste management by converting post-consumer snack packaging into infrastructure that can be used in streets and parks.
Partnership and roles
According to Jawa Pos and Tribun Bali, the pilot is a joint initiative involving PepsiCo Indonesia, Bali Waste Cycle (BWC), the Denpasar City Government and the city’s Environment and Sanitation Agency (Dinas Lingkungan Hidup dan Kebersihan, DLHK).
The recycled-material sign at Sewaka Dharma City Park is produced from multilayer plastic packaging waste from Lay’s, Cheetos and Doritos that has been collected and processed by BWC, with support from DLHK Denpasar.
PepsiCo Indonesia has previously announced cooperation with BWC and the Indonesia Packaging Recovery Organization to collect and recycle post-consumer packaging from its snack brands, framing the Denpasar project as part of extended producer responsibility efforts and national goals to cut producer waste by 30 percent by 2029.
What has been installed
NusaBali reports that the new multifunctional signboard at Taman Kota Lumintang is made from recycled plastic packaging and is intended as a model for future applications in public spaces.
Officials quoted by NusaBali say similar recycled materials can be used for benches and paving blocks in parks, and that the city plans to deploy such products more widely in public areas as the program develops.
Tribun Bali and Jawa Pos add that recycled signage, including street-name boards and directional signs made from processed snack packaging waste, will be installed at selected locations in Denpasar and Gianyar, including Taman Lumintang and tourism sites such as Kemenuh Monkey River.
Environmental context
The Denpasar collaboration with BWC and PepsiCo Indonesia is presented by participating stakeholders as an example of turning low-value, multilayer plastic packaging into useful products, in line with local regulations that allow the city to partner with private waste-management businesses to turn waste into environmentally friendly products.
PepsiCo’s regional sustainability communications and the Greenhouse Accelerator program have highlighted Bali Waste Cycle’s work on flexible packaging recovery and its pilot with the Denpasar City Government as part of a broader effort to scale applications such as tourism signage, pallets and other infrastructure using recovered materials.
Local reporting notes that, beyond the pilot installations, Denpasar intends to expand its use of recycled-plastic infrastructure in more public spaces to help cut the amount of packaging waste that would otherwise be landfilled or discarded.
Information not publicly detailed
The available coverage does not provide quantitative data on how much packaging waste has been collected or processed for the Denpasar pilot, nor does it specify the total number of signboards or other products already installed.
Reports also do not detail the project’s financing structure, unit costs or projected maintenance needs, although officials and company representatives frame the initiative as a practical demonstration of producer responsibility and municipal–private collaboration in waste management.
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