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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 ...

Uno asks regions to follow Bali's plastic-free example

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno has asked regions to follow in the steps of Bali ...

Semarang city picked for USAID's 'Clean Cities, Blue Ocean' program

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has selected Semarang city, Central Java, for its ...

Surabaya gov't promotes use of non-plastic bags in markets

The Environment Office (DLH) of Surabaya City, East Java Province, and the Nol Sampah (Zero Waste) Community ...

Ministry, Bogor Catholic Church launch garbage collection movement

The Environment and Forestry Ministry and the Catholic Church of the Diocese of Bogor City launched the Indonesian ...

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 ...

Finance Minister suggests imposing Rp30,000 excise on every kg plastic

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati proposed Rp30-thousand excise per kilogram of plastic bag, or Rp200 per piece, ...

Bogor approves foreign investment to construct plastic-to-oil facility

The Bogor city administration gave its approval to a foreign investment plan to build plastic waste-to-oil facilities ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Marine debris likely to outnumber fish in sea by 2030: Minister Susi

Cautioning the residents of Banyuwangi District, East Java Province, on Thursday, against littering and polluting the ...

News focus - Plastic industries call for review of plastic bag ban By Andi Abdussalam

Plastic waste is difficult to decompose and poses a serious threat to the environment. Therefore, the government ...

Shopping center operator supports plastic bag reduction movement

Chairman of the Indonesian Shopping Center Management Association Board (APPBI) for Bali Province Gita Sunarwulan ...

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 ...