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plastic-waste

Society 1 year ago

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New environment minister to evaluate waste import policy

Indonesia has been seeing an increase in the import of paper and plastic scrap to be processed domestically into raw materials for industrial production.

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.

Asia & Pacific 1 year ago

Experts meet as final global plastic treaty talks near

The four-day gathering is a largely technical waypoint on the road to final negotiations in late November in South Korea's Busan.

Regulations 1 year ago

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Prabowo team dismisses concern about plastic use in meals program

The team around the president-elect says a pilot project for the program has consistently used stainless steel food trays rather than disposable packaging.

Jakarta 1 year 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.