Pristine Waters: Asean Unveils New Action Plan on Marine Plastics

... regional action plan to tackle marine debris, as the planet ... -general Lim Jock Hoi, marine plastic debris does not only ... Friday. "Eighty percent of the marine debris is plastic. Similar studies ... set a target to slash marine plastic waste by 70 percent by ...

Pro-Job Law Could Undermine Efforts to Clean the Ocean

... plastic waste in Indonesia ends up in marine waters, ... the mounting marine debris. Though illegal toxic waste dumping ... keeping climate change and marine waste reduction in the zeitgeist, ... favour of waste reduction and reforming current waste disposal practices ...

Fighting Plastic Tsunami With Natural Fiber

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Healthy Oceans: Keeping Asia and The Pacific Afloat

... escalating strains on the marine environment are threatening to ... food systems vulnerable. Marine plastic pollution coursing through ... the health of the marine ecosystem. Enforcing sustainable ... plastic waste pollution and leakages into the marine environment. ...

How to Improve Indonesia's Plastic Waste Management

... is actively trying to address marine pollution through conventions and targets ... truth is, across Southeast Asia, marine waste management and reduction policies have ... on Solid Waste Management and its National Action Plan on Marine Debris ...

Gov't Encourages More Partnerships With Private Sector to Reduce Plastic Waste

... No. 83/2018 on combating marine plastic waste, which mentioned five government ... the danger of plastic waste, land-sourced waste management, waste prevention in coastal ... requires manufacturers to reduce plastic waste from their products, including packaging ...

Indonesia Calls for United Front Against Illegal Dumping of Toxic Waste

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Companies Join Forces to Set Up New Waste Management System in Bali

... . The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a nonprofit organization comprising more ... effective and circular waste management systems that prevent marine plastic pollution. "We ... press release. Taylor said sustainable waste management systems and circular economy ...

Blue Bonds: New Initiative for Our Oceans

... combo of sustainable fishery, marine renewable energy, waste management and tourism. ... research estimated that Indonesia's marine-coastal tourism industry could ... renewable energy, sustainable fishery, waste management and marine-coastal tourism in Indonesia ...

Danone-Aqua's Circular Economy to Turn Plastic Waste Into Business Opportunities in Labuan Bajo

... With increased tourism comes worse waste problems. The circular economy ... Indonesia is the second-biggest marine polluter in the world. We ... will help solve its substantial waste problem. "The central ... more impetus to reduce waste. "Waste is our number one ...