Sustainable Food Waste Management

Garda Pangan Foundation Communications Team

Sep 9, 2026


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Sustainable Food Waste Management

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MAGGOT.JPG What Does Garda Pangan Do?

A New Approach to Responsible and Sustainable Waste Management

Garda Pangan helps companies build a clearer and more structured waste management system, from waste segregation and treatment to reporting. We combine operational services, education, and a food recovery approach to reduce waste and create measurable impact.

With a transparent and structured system, companies can gain better visibility into how their waste is managed, optimize their sustainability practices, and access accountable data to support their sustainability reporting.

Common Challenges

  1. Meeting local government waste management regulations and requirements.
  2. Waste becoming an ongoing burden that is never fully addressed.
  3. Vendors only collecting and transporting waste without proper treatment.
  4. Lack of data to support ESG or PROPER requirements.
  5. Difficulty demonstrating impact to management or the public.

We help companies turn waste from a burden into an opportunity for value creation and sustainability branding.

Our Services

  1. Organic & Non-Organic Waste Management. Manage your business's operational waste in a structured manner, from source segregation to treatment, diverting up to 50–60% of waste from landfills.
  2. Expired/Bad Stock Collection & Management. Turn the burden of expired products and bad stock into an opportunity through BSF Maggot waste management. Materials are recovered and reused, eliminating disposal costs while enabling your business to generate environmental impact claims.
  3. Recyclable Waste Trading. Turn valuable waste materials, such as cardboard, used cooking oil, and bottles, into additional value for your company through a measurable and responsible trading system.
  4. Surplus Food Donation. Distribute safe-to-consume surplus food to more than 200 distribution points and 29,000+ beneficiaries across Surabaya.

Impact Data

  • 770 Tons of Waste Collected
  • 31 Tons of Food Waste Managed
  • 42.5 Tons of Non-Organic Waste Managed
  • 5+ Business Partners Served
  • 363,612 Kg of CO2-eq Greenhouse Gas Emissions Prevented

Our Clients More than 30 active clients use Garda Pangan's waste management services.

Testimonials

"For more than two years of working with Garda Pangan, we have experienced a waste management service with clear and professional SOPs, from waste collection to food waste treatment. This has helped us maintain our operational standards while supporting environmental sustainability." Joko Prastiyo— Operation Manager Hotel Yello

"SRV Hotel has been working with Garda Pangan since March 2025, and we find the team communicative, proactive, and able to adapt to our operational needs, including waste collection after midnight. Going forward, we hope this consistency in service can be further improved so that all waste can be collected optimally after the hotel's operating hours." Sylvia— HR Manager Surabaya River View.

"We chose Garda Pangan because its services meet our company's needs in waste management. In addition, the Garda Pangan team is cooperative and open to discussion whenever we have specific needs or feedback. Through this partnership, waste management at our company has become more structured, and we can also monitor the management process more easily. This is in line with our company's ESG program goals for responsible waste management and creating a positive environmental impact." Glad Narotama—Environment Social Responsibility Officer United Tractors Surabaya.

Thank you, Garda Pangan. Our partnership, which has continued from 2022 to the present, has been going very well. The reports provided also support our sustainability program. We hope this partnership will continue. Ari Anggraeni Mayadewi— HR Manager Artotel TS Suites.

Why Choose Garda Pangan Waste Management?

Regular Vendors:

  • Only collect waste, conduct minimal sorting, and dispose of it in landfills
  • No waste management data
  • No data reporting to support ESG objectives
  • No support for educational programs & branding
  • Unclear waste treatment facilities

Garda Pangan:

  • Integrates waste reduction processes with the Garda Pangan Food Bank
  • Comprehensive sorting & treatment using BSF maggots & composting
  • Monthly reports and comprehensive data to support ESG objectives
  • Support for educational programs & branding initiatives
  • Clear company legality, with a dedicated & clearly identified Material Recovery Facility

Garda Pangan Material Recovery Facility

  1. End-to-end waste management within a single integrated system.
  2. Capacity of approximately 5 tons/day ready to meet business-scale needs.
  3. Up to 60–70% of waste diverted from landfills through a multi-stage treatment system.
  4. Organic waste management capacity of approximately 5 tons/day through BSF maggot bioconversion.
  5. Detailed sorting of non-organic waste to maximize recovery and recycling.
  6. Residual waste is processed through a waste-to-energy incineration facility, with emission quality standards compliant with the requirements of the Ministry of Environment.
  7. Purpose-built facilitylocated away from residential areas to minimize environmental risks.
  8. Structured operational system that can be monitored through regular reports.

Time to Take Action! Take the first step toward a clearer, measurable, and impactful waste management system with Garda Pangan.

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