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Society 1 month ago

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Govt instructs cleanups to solve waste problem

Rather than pushing the community for mass actions to pick up trash, the government should focus on addressing systemic flaws in the country’s waste management system, environmentalists have said.

Society 10 months ago

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Govt orders closure of open dumping sites

To push local administrations to improve waste management, the Environment Ministry is threatening criminal charges against regional authorities that do not adhere to the waste processing standards imposed by the law.

Archipelago 1 year ago

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Citarum’s river of trash points to waste management fail

The floating garbage and trash on the bottom of the Citarum River in West Java, often dubbed as the most polluted river in the world, as well as other bodies of water across Indonesia, comes from the mishandling and mismanagement of waste, experts have highlighted.

National 6 years ago

18 tons of trash collected in three-day coastal cleanup at Kuta beach

It is estimated that at least six tons of garbage were collected each day during the three-day cleanup.

National 6 years ago

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Ignorance, lack of protection could be fatal for garbage collectors

A lack of safety standards and limited budget are often blamed for serious accidents and even the deaths of sanitation workers.

Opinion 7 years ago

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Save our ocean, our legacy

Sea lovers will never forget the video posted by British diver Rich Horner earlier this year that documented plastic waste at Manta Point, a popular dive site near Bali.

Environment 7 years ago

Rubbish-collecting crows a star attraction at French theme park

Visitors to a theme park in western France have a new attraction to enjoy: six crows that have been specially trained to pick up cigarette ends and rubbish.

National 8 years ago

NTB creates task force to tackle garbage on Mt Rinjani

The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) administration through the province’s Tourism Agency has set up the Clean Rinjani Task Force, which will be specially assigned to tackle garbage in trekking areas of Mount Rinjani in Lombok.

City 9 years ago

Divers collect waste in waters around Pramuka Island

Dozens of divers cleaned up the waters around Pramuka Island in Thousand Islands regency on Saturday to commemorate National Waste Awareness Day, which fell on Feb. 21.

City 9 years ago

Jakarta proposes buying 1,000 motorized garbage carts

In a bid to modernize its garbage disposal fleet, the Jakarta Environment Agency has proposed that the purchase of 1,000 motorized carts be included in the city’s revised 2017 budget.

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