Take Your Plastic Down #4: A Step That Keeps Going
Puncak Mangu, 27 June 2025 — The mountain never truly calls, yet it always becomes a place to return to. On this date, Paralegals.id once again invites everyone who cares to tread the path leading to Pura Pucak Mangu, continuing the initiative titled “Take Your Plastic Down.”
This marks the fourth edition of the event—a sign that a small movement, born from a simple wish to care for nature, has now grown into a biannual tradition. A commitment that continues to hold meaning.
This activity remains rooted in its original values: that harmony between humans and nature must be preserved through real action. That protecting the environment is not someone else’s responsibility—it is our shared duty.
Sispala Wana Bhakti Pertiwi, the nature-loving student group from SMA Negeri 1 Mengwi, who have been key partners from the very beginning, will once again participate. These students are not just participants; they are the spirit of the movement—heirs to a legacy first planted by Suka Antarayasa in 2007, when he was still a student in high school.
From Steps to a Movement
What began as a simple idea within one small community has grown into a space of encounter—where many faces now gather. Some are lawyers from different law offices, others are notary staff—old friends bringing new ones—who come not because of the name Paralegals.id, but because of the stories.
Stories of walking among trees, picking up plastic that isn’t ours, and returning home with lighter hearts.
“This activity doesn’t change the world, but it changes how we see the world,” shared one of the returning participants. “That even amid the busyness of law and daily life, there’s still room to pause and care.”
One Bag of Trash, One Shared Responsibility
From dawn to late afternoon, participants will walk the hiking trail while picking up plastic waste scattered along the way. The collected trash is brought down again by each participant. The same principle still applies:
What you carry up, you must carry back down.
Through this simple act, Paralegals.id reaffirms that environmental awareness and social responsibility are part of a just and sustainable legal practice.
A Movement That Lives On
As a law firm deeply rooted in local values and environmental awareness, Paralegals.id believes that protecting the Earth cannot stop at one moment or one event. Concern must grow into a habit.
“This small movement will keep repeating, because care doesn’t stop in a single day.”
— Suka Antarayasa
Paralegals.id remains committed to continuing the Mountain Clean-Up movement as a space of collaboration—where professions, generations, and renewed awareness unite. A place where law, nature, and cultural values can walk side by side in sustainable harmony.
