Danone-Aqua Teams Up with Gov't for East Java’s Largest Integrated Waste Management Site

... April, 620,000 tons of plastic waste pollutes rivers, lakes, and seas ... the Indonesian government to reduce plastic waste from entering the sea by ... elements — can carry out the plastic waste management properly," Emil said. During ...

Pandemic Pushes Indonesians to Adopt Healthier Lifestyle

... the increasing number of plastic waste during the Covid-19 ... that Indonesia's household plastic waste increased almost twice during the ... one to five grams of plastic waste per day, now they ... orders, which mostly use plastic packaging, increased. The solution ...

Fighting Plastic Tsunami With Natural Fiber

... 2015 study on marine waste. This plastic tsunami has put ... regularly ingest microscopically sized plastic marine debris or get ... was producing 400 kilograms of plastic waste every month, the hotel ... two things cut down our plastic waste to 250 kilograms," APRIL ...

Healthy Oceans: Keeping Asia and The Pacific Afloat

... systems vulnerable. Marine plastic pollution coursing through the ... cannot see, images of plastic pollution have become commonplace ... to overcome plastic pollution. Keeping the ocean plastic-free ... in Asean by addressing plastic waste pollution and leakages into ...

How to Improve Indonesia's Plastic Waste Management

... countries adopt policies to curb plastic waste, but implementation is slow. ... second-life market for recycled plastic. "[Waste management] requires context-specific regulatory ... does not improve its waste management, global plastic waste in the ocean could ...

Indonesia Launches Circular Economy Initiative With Denmark, UNDP

... ecosystem where resources and waste are managed sustainably and ... said. On waste, the Bappenas director said plastic packaging still ... only 10 percent of plastic packaging waste is recycled. In 2019 ... 5 million tons of plastic packaging waste, and is expected ...

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

... 83/2018 on combating marine plastic waste, which mentioned five government ... the danger of plastic waste, land-sourced waste management, waste prevention in coastal ... regulation requires manufacturers to reduce plastic waste from their products, including ...

Thailand's SCG Calls for Collaboration to Implement Circular Economy

... to produce liquid from human waste to be reused for flushing ... . For example, aggregate road [mixing plastic waste into asphalt mix], which still ...

Indonesia Calls for United Front Against Illegal Dumping of Toxic Waste

... regarding the disposal of plastic waste and hazardous toxic waste, Jokowi said. Indonesia ... significant progress in fighting marine plastic waste by creating a national ... encourage a global movement against plastic waste," Jokowi said. The president proposed ...

Most Indonesians Aware of Link Between Healthy Lifestyle, Small Environmental Footprint: Study

... , buying sustainable products and reducing plastic use," Gabrielle said. "Related to ... small things, such as dividing waste based on recyclability," she said ... than 10,000 tons of waste. We will continue to improve ...