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Society 1 year ago
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Indonesia slammed for ‘weak’ ambitions on cutting plastic pollution
In an official document submitted to the plastic treaty negotiation, Indonesia argued against reducing national plastic production, saying that current manufacturing capacity is not enough to fulfill the national demand of plastic products.
Society 1 year ago
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Indonesia urged to step up in plastic treaty negotiations
Environmentalists are pushing Indonesia to be more proactive in the negotiations for the world's first treaty aimed at curbing plastic pollution and spurring plastic waste diplomacy in Southeast Asia, a region heavily impacted by the matter.
Environment 1 year ago
Ten states press US to take tougher stance in UN plastic treaty
The debate over whether a UN treaty should seek to limit the amount of plastic being made drove the last round of negotiations in Ottawa in April to overtime, with major plastic and petrochemical producers like Saudi Arabia and China blocking further negotiations around production caps.
Americas 1 year ago
In Colombia, children trade plastic waste for school supplies
The key to its success was inventing a currency to encourage collection: each 250 grams of plastic collected can be redeemed for a plastic coin, which in turn can be traded for a range of goods at a store run by the charity.
Jakarta 2 years ago
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Jakarta's fishers battle rising pollution as government turns blind eye
The Cilincing fishing community in North Jakarta is battling to save their livelihoods against an increasing tide of waste that is polluting the waters and killing fish in Jakarta Bay, and has seen very few signs that either the local or central governments are tackling the recurring problem.
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