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Pertamina Eco RunFest 2026 turns a race into a movement for healthier people and a healthier environment

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Pertamina says Eco RunFest 2026 will go beyond a running event and music festival by linking physical health with social and environmental responsibility.
  • Its initiatives include jerseys made from recycled plastic bottles and textiles, student waste innovations, circular production and waste processing.
  • The event aims to use material from about 210,000 plastic bottles, or roughly 2.5 tonnes of plastic waste.

Pertamina wants Eco RunFest 2026 to be seen as more than a running event or music festival. Didi Andrian Indra Kusuma, the project manager, described it as a movement connecting people with health, one another and the environment.

Speaking on the second day of IdeaFest 2026 at Jakarta’s JCC, Didi said the event would strengthen its “eco” dimension while keeping people at the centre. The theme of rehumanization at IdeaFest is being expressed through seven sustainability initiatives.

The point is that we want to strengthen the eco aspect and make humans the core of this movement.

· Didi Andrian Indra KusumaPertamina Eco RunFest 2026’s project manager explained how the event is being repositioned.

The first, Eco Jersey, brings circular-economy principles into the runners’ clothing. The jerseys use materials made from plastic-bottle and textile waste. Pertamina is developing the material this year with Manta Liberta, with the initiative projected to make use of about 210,000 plastic bottles, or around 2.5 tonnes of plastic waste.

Eco Innovation will give young people a role in developing responses to waste problems. In cooperation with the Jakarta provincial government, Pertamina is taking a roadshow to junior and senior high schools, where students can develop waste-processing innovations for their schools.

Eco Talent will involve key opinion leaders, crews and artists in promoting environmentally friendly habits. Eco Production will apply circular principles to the event itself by increasing the use of recycled and rented materials, reusing production elements from previous years and incorporating greenery.

Eco is three letters with a broad meaning, but its responsibility is also very broad. We want to ensure that we truly deliver the promise we make.

· Didi Andrian Indra KusumaHe described the responsibility attached to the event’s sustainability branding.

Waste management will begin during the road-to-event programme and continue through the main event. The stated goal is not simply to reduce plastic use, but to ensure that materials can be collected and processed again.

The remaining initiatives are Eco Mission and Eco Education. Eco Mission will direct all profits from the event toward its stated mission, although the supplied article ends before detailing how that initiative will operate.

Our goal is not to eliminate plastic, but to optimize its processing. We hope all waste can be processed into something in the future.

· Didi Andrian Indra KusumaHe outlined the event’s approach to plastic and waste management.
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