Fighting Plastic Tsunami With Natural Fiber

... coronavirus pandemic has reduced air pollution all over the world but ... had the same impact on plastic pollution. Around eight million tons of ... worldwide regularly ingest microscopically sized plastic marine debris or get entangled ...

Healthy Oceans: Keeping Asia and The Pacific Afloat

... and food systems vulnerable. Marine plastic pollution coursing through the region's ... we cannot see, images of plastic pollution have become commonplace. Asia and ... production cycles to overcome plastic pollution. Keeping the ocean plastic-free will depend ...

How to Improve Indonesia's Plastic Waste Management

... actively trying to address marine pollution through conventions and targets, local ... second-life market for recycled plastic. "[Waste management] requires context-specific ... also advance sustainable alternatives to plastic," Armida said. Other than that ...

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

... ) regulation requires manufacturers to reduce plastic waste from their products, including ... project will produce electricity from pollution-free waste burning. Another project ... with the private sector produces "plastic" bags from biodegradable material. The ...

Indonesian Contingent to Join Discussions on Climate Change and Investment in Davos

... Indonesian rivers and oceans from plastic pollution on Wednesday. More Digital Investment ...

Japanese FM Urges Respect to Maritime Laws

... combat against the imminent marine plastic pollution," Motegi said. His Jakarta visit ...

Companies in Asia Need to Wake Up to New Normal of Climate Change

... introducing taxes on meat and plastic packaging, for example – measures that ... to combat global emissions and pollution, it is manifestly in companies ... in recent years – plus mounting pollution and much-reduced biodiversity – will ...

Reflecting Marginality at Jogja Biennale

... )," a somewhat literal commentary on plastic pollution. (JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro) A ...

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

... . The Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a nonprofit organization ... management systems that prevent marine plastic pollution. "We are proud to ... recycling infrastructure to prevent plastic from leaking into the ... The Alliance to End Plastic Waste and Project STOP ...

Making Recycled Art in Papua

... West Papua suffers from acute plastic pollution. An elementary school in the ... create artworks made from recycled plastic – and learn the art of ...