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Bangka Belitung bans single-use plastic from Oct 13

Bangka Belitung Province's Disasters Mitigation Office (BPBD) will partially ban the single-use plastic at five ...

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Understanding the plastic monster's message to Indonesians

A civil society coalition of 49 environmental groups, including the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and ...

1,048 people to join anti-plastic parade

As many as 1,048 people have registered to join a parade rejecting single-use plastic bags in Jakarta Sunday. The ...

Plastic monster raises Indonesians' awareness of menace of plastic

A civil society coalition of 49 environmental groups, including the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and ...

Japan welcomes world leaders to its first-ever G20 Summit in Osaka

- On June 28 and 29, Japan hosted the G20 Summit, which was attended by all 20 member parties and 17 invited guests. ...

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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 ...

Hundreds of Kupang`s residents clean up mangrove ecotourism park

Some 400 community members, who care for environmental conservation and preservation, conducted a cleanup event at ...

Cleaning up Indonesia through trash hero movements

The Nahdlatul Ulama (NU), Indonesia`s largest Muslim organization, has hinted its support for reducing plastic waste ...

Jusuf Kalla appreciates Nahdlatul Ulama`s recommendations on plastic waste reduction

Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla officially concluded the Nahdlatul Ulama`s (NU`s) National Meeting of Ulemas and ...

Minister Marsudi calls for reduction of plastic waste

Foreign Affairs Minister Retno L. P. Marsudi has called for reduction of plastic waste by using refillable bottles and ...

Finance Minister gives incentive funds for Bali on plastic limitations

Bali Governor Wayan Koster said that the Ministry of Finance will provide incentive funds to the local government with ...

Batam drafts plastic use restriction regulation

The regional government of Batam City, Riau Islands Province, is now drafting a regulation on the restriction of ...

Tackling plastic waste menace in Indonesia

Indonesia finds itself facing a grim reality, with the recent death of a sperm whale after ingesting almost six ...

Synergy among ministries crucial to addressing marine pollution

Three sea turtles were found dead some 150 meters off Pari Island, Seribu (One Thousand) Islands District, Jakarta, ...

Indonesia to impose cleaning levy on local, foreign tourists

The Indonesian government has planned to impose a cleaning levy on domestic and foreign tourists visiting several main ...