#single use plastic bags

Collection of single use plastic bags news, found 18 news.

Indonesia races to end plastic waste by 2029 amid rising crisis

The world is facing three interrelated problems: climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution—all of which ...

Lifestyle change key to Indonesia's plastic waste control

A campaign to change people's lifestyles is key to controlling plastic waste, alongside regulations and processing ...

Minister calls for plastic waste-free Eid al-Adha 2025

The Ministry of Environment has urged local governments and communities to refrain from using plastic during the Eid ...

Seeking solutions for waste handling in Indonesia

The garbage landslide at Leuwigajah Landfill, West Java, which killed 157 people in 2005, left a deep scar on the ...

Plastic waste feared to hit 608 tons in Indonesia during Eid al-Adha

Plastic waste produced during Eid al-Adha could reach around 608 tons, most of which is contributed by single-use ...

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 ...

Enviro Ministry highlights need for better waste management strategies

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has stressed on the need for changing public behavior and implementing better ...

Govt asks public markets to encourage 'shopping without packaging'

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), as part of Earth Day commemorations, urged public markets to help ...

"Sejauh Mata Memandang" joins Jakarta's ban on single-use plastic bags

Indonesia's textile label "Sejauh Mata Memandang" joins a civil society movement to free Jakarta from the ...

COVID-19: Plastic recycling industry laid off 63 thousand workers

The plastic recycling industry has laid off at least 63 thousand workers as an impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Indonesia, Dutch discuss cooperation in waste management

Indonesian Minister of the Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya received Dutch Minister of Infrastructures and Water ...

Actress Yuki Kato backs ban on single-use plastic bags in Jakarta

Indonesian actress Yuki Kato welcomes Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan's regulation number 142/2019 on banning ...

News Feature

"Kresek" to "besek", Jakarta's plastic waste reduction effort on Eid

Indonesia comes second to China as the world's biggest plastic waste producer, with disposable plastic bags being ...

Minister asks plastic producers to join fight against marine debris

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has asked all companies that produce plastic products to help ...