
More than 50 participants from over 12 cities across Java took part in ZWA
Zero Waste Academy, officially launched bu Ecoton in collaboration with
AZWI and GAIA. (Gresik 28 January 2026)
Gresik, Wednesday, 30January 2025 — A modest community-run waste facility in Wringinanom, Gresik, is quietly challenging the dominant, subsidy-heavy approach to urban waste management in East Java.“I am genuinely impressed that the Wringinanom waste facility can fully cover its own operational costs,” said Delima Prischa Cahya Purnama of Surabaya’s Development Planning Agency (Bappeko). “In Surabaya, neighbourhood waste facilities are entirely funded by the city budget.”
Her remarks came during the opening day of the Zero Waste Academy, officially launched by ECOTON Foundation in collaboration with the Zero Waste Indonesia Alliance (AZWI) and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA). The three-day programme is designed as an intensive learning space on source-based waste management and methane emission reduction.



