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Collection of single use plastic news, found 65 news.

BRIN reveals increased microplastic concentration during pandemic

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) called for streamlining the management of single-use waste following ...

Team of experts finds pollution indicators of Musi River aggravating

A team of experts from the Nusantara River Expedition (ESN), South Sumatra Telapak Association, and Spora ...

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 ...

Online shopping contributes to increase in plastic waste: ministry

Director of Waste Reduction of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry Sinta Saptarina Soemiarno said the increase in ...

Vending Machines International secures SGD 135 million capital commitment from Global Emerging Markets (GEM) as company seeks to go public

Vending Machines International (VMI), today announced a SGD 135 Million capital commitment from GEM Global Yield LLC ...

Minister emphasizes Indonesia's commitment to handling plastic waste

Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar has stressed that Indonesia is working hard to ...

Four social institutions launch pilots to tackle marine debris

Four social institutions have simultaneously launched pilot programs in Indonesia to address the problem of growing ...

Indonesia, Czech intensify cooperation in environmental protection

Environment and Forestry (LHK) Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar held a bilateral meeting with Czech Minister of the ...

ASEAN adopts action plan to curb plastic pollution

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Friday unveiled a regional action plan (RAP) for combating marine ...

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 ...

Putting the lid on plastic waste from e-commerce packaging

With Indonesia aiming to be free of plastic waste and implement proper waste management by 2025, several measures have ...

Salons, barbershops adapt to new normal as pandemic continues unabated

Medical tapes and single-use plastic ponchos sit atop a table at a South Jakarta beauty salon, next to a stack of ...

Jakarta Environment Office provides 36,000 bags to recycling center

The DKI Jakarta Environment Office has provided 36 thousand recyclable bags to the Jakarta Recycle Center, which is ...

"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 ...