#plastic use

Collection of plastic use news, found 26 news.

Minister hands out assistance to scavengers at Bekasi's waste site

Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf visited the Bantar Gebang Integrated Waste Treatment Site (TPST) in Bekasi ...

Gunze Launches "Purewrap™ FS35NB & FS40NB" Thin Coextruded Blown Film for Vacuum Packaging of Boilable That Can Reduce Plastic Use by 50%

- Gunze Limited (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan, President: Toshiyasu Saguchi) [TOKYO:3002] is pleased to announce that the ...

Puncak Jaya's glaciers shrank to 0.23 square kilometers by 2022: BMKG

Central Papua's Puncak Jaya has lost most of its glaciers, whose thickness had been recorded at only 0.23 square ...

KPI Awards 2023 carries message of environmental concern

The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) held the annual KPI Awards with this year's theme being ...

Supporting the development of green tourism

Tourism has become one of the sectors that can support global activities, as it can have a multiplier effect on the ...

Student Leaders of ASEAN Countries and Japan Leading the Way Against Marine Plastic Waste and Towards a Sustainable Tomorrow

- The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) will hold the ASEAN-Japan Young Environmental Leaders’ Network (AJYELN) Launch ...

Muslim World League commends MUI for work at international events

Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa praised the Indonesian Ulema ...

Behavioral change vital to eliminate single-use plastic: ministry

Behavioral change on part of the public is vital to efforts to gradually eliminate single-use plastic in Indonesia, ...

MUI calls for cutting plastic use in Qurbani meat distribution

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has urged the community to reduce the use of single-use plastic bags for the ...

Social Affairs Ministry readies assistance for Bertam Island residents

The Ministry of Social Affairs is preparing assistance specifically focused on education, waste management, and ...

Marine debris removal efforts become national agenda: ministry

Deputy Minister of Environment and Forestry Alue Dohong said a solid marine debris handling and reduction activity ...

News Feature

First dive to bottom of PH trench

When Filipino oceanographer Deo Florence Onda and American explorer Victor Vescovo descended into the Emden Deep in the ...

Plastic waste entering Jakarta bay is mostly Styrofoam

Most of the 59 percent plastic waste entering the waters of Jakarta Bay daily is Styrofoam, trademarked brand of ...

Jakarta Bay polluted by 8.32-tons land-derived waste daily: LIPI

A research conducted by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) showed that no less than 8.32 tons of land-derived ...

Fisheries Ministry to reduce single-use plastics in fishing ports

The Indonesian Maritime Affairs and and Fisheries Ministry (KKP) is committed to reducing marine plastic debris by ...