Jakarta start-up provides product refills without the extra packaging

Fill it up: Dispensers containing cleaning liquids are seen at a Siklus office in Jakarta. — Reuters

Just a few hours after using a mobile app to order some dishwashing liquid, Jakarta resident Juweriah opens the door to a motorbike courier who provides a direct refill in her kitchen.

Juweriah is taking advantage of a rise in environmentally friendly businesses in a country that is the second-largest ocean plastic polluter in the world.