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Archipelago 2 months ago
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Nitric acid leak in Cilegon hospitalizes dozens, raises safety concerns
A toxic fume leak from a chemical storage facility in the industrial district of Cilegon, Banten, has sickened dozens of residents and exposed gaps in industrial safety enforcement, prompting the government to threaten criminal action against the operator.
Archipelago 4 months ago
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Batam's Batu Ampar congested as 759 e-waste containers disrupt cargo traffic
Three recycling companies importing the containers have yet to reexport the electronic waste to the United States as the state of origin because there are concerns they would lose their sources of raw materials.
Society 5 months ago
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Scrap metal import in spotlight after recent radioactive cases
The presence of Cesium-137 in food products exported from Indonesia is believed to come from imported scrap metal recycled as raw material for steel processing industries. More than 450,000 tonnes of scrap metal have been imported to Indonesia this year, according to UN Comtrade data.
Jakarta 10 months ago
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Ministry presses charges against Jakarta over Bantar Gebang landfill
The Jakarta Environment Agency, which operates the Bantar Gebang landfill in neighboring West Java, is found to have failed to upgrade the waste water management system at the site, as well as failing to submit new documents on hazardous waste management.
