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Indonesia affirms environmental diplomacy role at COP-4

Indonesia has affirmed its commitment to environmental diplomacy for phasing out the use of mercury while hosting the ...

RI encourages inclusive agreement in COP-4 to Minamata Convention

Indonesia will seek an inclusive agreement useful for both developed and developing nations during the fourth meeting ...

Combating mercury use in gold mining remains a challenge: ministry

Eradicating the use of mercury in small-scale gold mining (PESK) has remained a challenge, director general of waste, ...

COP-4 host Indonesia serious about eliminating mercury use: official

By hosting the 4th Minamata Convention Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-4), Indonesia expects to ...

Indonesia succeeds in reducing mercury use: Environment Ministry

Indonesia managed to reduce the use of mercury in the manufacturing, health, energy, and mining sectors, the ...

RI drives declaration against illegal mercury trade at COP-4 Minamata

Indonesia encouraged the global declaration against illegal mercury trade while serving as host of the fourth meeting ...

Jakartans urged to properly handle and dispose expired medicines

The Jakarta Provincial Environment Office (DLH) urged residents to properly handle and dispose expired medicines and ...

Environment Ministry urges producers to use trash from garbage banks

The Environment and Forestry Ministry is pushing producers to source waste from trash banks to support the circular ...

Medical waste generation up 200% in Jakarta since June

The volume of hazardous and toxic waste or medical waste generated in Jakarta has jumped up to 200 percent since June ...

VP seeks nationally standardized COVID-19 waste incinerators

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has sought nationally standardized processing equipment for hazardous and toxic waste ...

Environment Ministry outlines success in reducing mercury use

Director general of garbage, waste, and toxic materials at the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), Rose Vivien ...

Minister outlines medical waste management plan amid pandemic

Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has said immediate efforts will be ...

Indonesia devises technology to recycle COVID-19 medical waste

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has developed several technologies to process and recycle COVID-19 ...

Optimize state budget to dispose COVID-19 medical waste: President

President Joko Widodo has urged administrators to optimize the available budget for disposing COVID-19 medical ...

Recycling industry processing just one-third of nation's waste: govt

The domestic recycling industry has the capacity to process just two million tons of plastic waste out of the 6.8 ...