#plastic waste

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Awaiting Indonesia's concrete efforts to fight marine debris

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his counterparts from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the ...

Luhut convinces Japanese investors to invest in value-added products

Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan convinced Japanese investors to invest in ...

Indonesian minister draws attention to dangers of plastic waste

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has called on Indonesians to curtail the production of plastic ...

Batam city government bans use of imported plastic waste

The Batam city government barred imported plastic waste used as raw materials for industries in the coastal city owing ...

Greenpeace recommends ASEAN to curtain single-use plastic production

Greenpeace Southeast Asia has praised the Bangkok Declaration and the ASEAN Framework of Action on Marine Debris, ...

Techno-application should be foremost in marine debris prevention

Applying recycling and bioplastic technologies should be the foremost strategy in reducing and preventing plastic waste ...

Indonesian leader urges ASEAN youths to create innovations

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called on youths across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to work ...

ASEAN leaders endorse Bangkok Declaration on Combating Marine Debris

Ten leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have endorsed the Bangkok ...

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ASEAN Summit good opportunity to put brakes on plastic waste imports

The ASEAN leaders are set to meet in Bangkok, Thailand, from June 22-23, 2019, for the 34th ASEAN Summit, themed ...

Bali declared to be regional capacity center to improve environment

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya has declared Bali to become a regional capacity center for environmental ...

Bali should be named the Island of Flower: Vice Governor

Bali Vice Governor Tjokorda Oka Artha Ardhana Sukawati harbors aspirations of the province bagging the title of ...

Indonesia to re-export illegal plastic waste

Indonesia will re-export illegal plastic waste entering the country, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya ...

Minister has waste regulation revised to avoid illegal imports

Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya has asked the Minister of Trade to revise Trade Ministerial ...

Flood inundates Indonesia-Malaysia border a day before Eid al-Fitr

A day prior to the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the Indonesia-Malaysia border area, Badau Sub-district, in the Kapuas Hulu area ...

Biak district bans use of plastic bags

The Biak Numfor district government in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua plans to ban the use of plastic ...