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Academia 3 years ago

Governments in ASEAN should embrace second-life plastic

By some estimates there are up to 5 million collectors in Indonesia hand-picking increasingly valuable plastic items from the 4.8 million tons of mismanaged waste each year.

Environment 3 years ago

Bioplastic vinyl records could help decarbonise music business, says developer

UK-based Evolution Music say its bioplastic can be used to create records and is aimed at making it easy for labels and artists to stop using plastic without altering record pressing plants' existing machinery or production processes.

Jakarta 4 years ago

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Recycling firm battles Jakarta's plastic waste emergency

Tridi Oasis Group, which employs 120 people, has recycled more than 250 million bottles since it was founded six years ago.

Academia 4 years ago

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Innovative solution to the perennial waste problem

Solving Jakarta’s waste problem will require the identification of new technology partners and funding sources, as well as a legal and political climate that is conducive to international investments.

Environment 4 years ago

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'They're everywhere': microplastics in oceans, air and human body

Now scientific studies are increasingly detecting microplastics in some human organs -- including "the lungs, spleen, kidneys, and even the placenta," Ghiglione told AFP.

Academia 4 years ago

Unpacking recycling behaviors at the root of lasting solutions

Standard warnings highlighting the environmental impact of plastic waste were ineffective in engaging communities in Bali.

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Jordan’s plastic trash turned into art with a message

Jordan-based artist Maria Nissan is on a mission: to rid the world of single-use plastics and to raise public awareness about the environmental scourge through eye-catching art.

Environment 4 years ago

Thai national parks ban single-use plastics

Thailand on Wednesday banned styrofoam packaging and single-use plastics from national parks as it fights a scourge of waste threatening wildlife.

Society 4 years ago

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RI should improve policies as countries move to end plastic pollution, activists say

Indonesia should come up with better plastic waste management policies as countries recently endorsed a United Nations resolution to end plastic pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024, activists say.

Economy 4 years ago

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Oil price rise to impact plastic industry: Association

Plastic raw material prices have increased in the past few months as oil prices have spiked.

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