Source: The Jakarta PostDate: October 18, 2021. Both at home and abroad, plastic waste is a mounting problem that is not going to disappear on its own. The United Nations estimates that 8 million tons of plastic is dumped into the ocean worldwide each year, with Indonesia contributing upward of 600,...
Ministry seeks to strengthen waste management to drive economic growth
Source: ANTARA NewsDate: 18 February 2021 The Ministry of Environment and Forestry said it is keen to support the waste management sector and help strengthen the implementation of circular economy in Indonesia. "Waste management has been one of the most resilient business sectors during the COVID-19...
Five facts about unsustainable waste management in Singapore
Source: Eco-Business.comDate: 11 January 2021 Increased government and corporate accountability, including the full implementation of the EPR law and more investment into upcycling innovations, are equally critical to create a more sustainable waste management ecosystem in Singapore. Singapore ...
Semarang offers Rp 17.13t infrastructure projects to investors
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 10 September 2020 The Semarang administration offered investors five infrastructure projects worth a total of Rp 17.13 trillion (US$1.15 billion) in a business forum opened on Wednesday, as it seeks to develop the Central Java capital amid the ongoing health...
Companies establish organization to combat growing plastic waste
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 27 August 2020 Several top food and beverages companies have established a new organization to ramp up their recycling efforts and reduce plastic packaging waste in Indonesia, which the companies commonly produce and usually ends up polluting the sea. ...
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Circular Economy, A System That Can Realize Sustainable Development
Source: Katadata Date: 26 August 2020 The Indonesian government continues to promote the realization of a circular economy system. This system has the potential to realize sustainable and environmentally friendly development. Indonesia is in the midst of implementing a circular economy. T...
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Plastic pollution plagues Southeast Asia amid Covid-19 lockdowns
Source: South China Morning Post Date: 9 August 2020 Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia have seen a surge in plastic waste as environmental awareness takes a back seat to health concernsThere has been a heavy reliance on food-delivery services and online shopping ...
Deadline Approaching for Jakarta Waste Plants as Landfill to Reach Full Capacity in 2021
Source: Jakarta Globe Date: 27 July 2020 Jakarta's city administration has pledged to accelerate the construction of intermediate waste treatment facilities to convert waste to energy at four locations across the capital as the city's Bantargebang landfill in West Jawa would reach its full-capa...
Govt inaugurates Central Java plant able to produce fuel from waste
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 21 July 2020 The government inaugurated on Monday a facility to produce refuse-derived fuel (RDF), a fuel made of various types of waste, in Cilacap, Central Java, as part of efforts to improve Indonesia's waste management and speed up the country's transition to ...
Methane emissions rise nine percent in decade
Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 15 July 2020 Emissions of methane -- a planet-warming gas several times more potent than carbon dioxide -- have risen by nine percent in a decade driven by mankind's insatiable hunger for energy and food, a major international study concluded Wednesday. Methane (C...
Radically Reducing Plastic Pollution
As we celebrate the Earth Day, we should remember that 75% of plastic waste in Indonesia is mismanaged. Many of the plastic waste are simply burned or dumped on land, which could leak into the water bodies and dangerous for the environment. A Multi-Stakeholder Action Plan has been develope...