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Asia & Pacific 4 months ago

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Indonesia starts ASEAN-S. Korea methane mitigation program

AKCMM is a regional initiative dedicated to advancing methane reduction across ASEAN member states.

Academia 4 months ago

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The missing pillar: Faith-based efforts to help solve Jakarta’s waste crisis

Jakarta’s billion-dollar WtE dreams will remain buried under a landslide of inefficiency unless the city bridges the gap between high-tech downstream plants and the untapped power of faith-based household sorting.

Editorial 5 months ago

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Culling pests, cleaning rivers

As Jakarta ramps up its war on janitor fish, the real enemy isn't the invasive pests, but the decades of systemic pollution that allow them to thrive.

Archipelago 5 months ago

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Govt proposes criminal charges for waste violations in Bali

Hanif said Bali is ready for stricter enforcement, citing that an estimated 60–70 percent of residents have adopted waste-sorting practices.

Archipelago 5 months ago

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Batam studies waste-to-energy technology to tackle garbage problem

Data show that Batam produces between 800 and 1,300 tonnes of garbage every day. Currently, Batam relies on the 49-hectare Telaga Punggur final dumping site, which is divided into several zones, as its main solution.

Environment 5 months ago

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‘Bukan Tentang Sampah’: Why waste never goes away

Jakarta produces 8,000 tonnes of waste daily, an exhibition at Erasmus Huis turns that crisis into a call for collective action and rethinking value.

Academia 5 months ago

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Hormuz should be a wake-up call for how Indonesia feeds itself

Every trillion spent compensating for global fertilizer price spikes is a trillion not invested in making Indonesian agriculture resilient.

Editorial 5 months ago

Drowning in trash

As the country's trash mountains reach a tragic breaking point, local grassroots successes offer a sustainable roadmap out of a looming national waste emergency.