Plana

Plana is a Social Enterprise that revolutionizes plastic recycling. Its solution is to convert plastic waste and husk waste to become a new material called PlanaWood, made from 60% rice husk and 30% plastic waste, which can be used as building materials (Floor, Wall, Ceiling) and Furniture Products (Table, Chair) that last for decades as a substitution for natural wood. We want to offer a solution on how to reduce climate change by using our husk and plastic waste process technology. Our process technology is purposed to make plastic waste and husk waste into something much more valuable product and extend their usage time & durability and become substitutes for Natural Wood such as Iron Wood. By using this technology, we are not only contributing to reducing greenhouse gases but also saving the forests to absorb greenhouse gases and produce oxygen, while increasing farmers’ and scavengers’ welfare by buying husks and plastic waste and up-cycling those materials.

In 2023, Plana won the first prizes in Ecothon in Indonesia and the 4th Korea-ASEAN Business Model Competition (BMC) for SDGs - competitions featuring training and coaching sessions jointly organised by the Hanns Seidel Foundation and ASEM SMEs Eco-Innovation Center to promote sustainable consumption and production in the ASEAN region.