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Imposition of plastic excise is not yet urgent: industry players

The imposition of plastic excise tariffs is not yet urgent, as the most important aspect is to educate the public over ...

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 ...

German allocates 25 million euro for redevelopment programs in C Sulawesi, W Nusa Tenggara

The Federal Republic of Germany, through the KfW Development Bank, has allocated 25 million Euros or around Rp413 ...

W Java promotes investment potentials to businesses in Texas

Provincial government of West Java offered a number of investment opportunities to American businesses based in ...

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 ...

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 ...

News focus - Rising environmental concern over plastic waste polluting Indonesian seas

The carcass of a 9.5-meter-long sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) washed ashore the Kapota isle, Wakatobi District, ...

News Focus - Cleaning up Indonesia`s land and sea by Rahmad Nasution

Plastic waste has, since decades, undoubtedly become a major problem in Indonesia amid the government`s serious ...

93 million plastic straws used in indonesia every day: official

As many as 93 million plastic straws are used by Indonesians per day, a fact concerning the cause of environmental ...

Manado declaration to tackle threat of climate change: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Luhut B Panjaitan, remarked that the Manado declaration was a real action ...

W Java offers projects at Indonesia Infrastructure Week

The West Java Provincial Administration will offer 25 infrastructure projects, worth approximately Rp280 trillion ...

Bali, Denmark explore opportunities to cooperate in waste management

The Provincial Government of Bali and the Danish Government are exploring opportunities to cooperate in the waste ...

Bogor to ban the use of plastic shopping bags

West Java`s Bogor city administration has decided to ban the use of plastic bags by shopping centers as from December ...

Indonesia explores waste-to-energy power plant development

Indonesia has explored development of waste-to-energy power plant (PLTSa) through the cooperation with the ...

Surabaya to be role model for waste management

The Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini (Risma), has expressed hope that the waste management in East Java provincial ...