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Threat of Plastic Pollution Grows

Plastic pollution is not only threatening urban areas, but also villages, national parks and remote coastal areas in the country. Amid the threat of its impacts on the environment, the ecosystem and human health, public awareness must immediately be raised.

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A child plays on a beach filled with trash on the coast of Madura Island in Sepulu district, Bangkalan regency, East Java, on Saturday (1/12/2018). The beach is losing its potential as a tourist site because of the pollution.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Plastic pollution is not only threatening urban areas, but also villages, national parks and remote coastal areas in the country. Amid the threat of its impacts on the environment, the ecosystem and human health, public awareness must immediately be raised on reducing the use of plastic — especially disposable plastics — while concurrently developing a system to limit and manage plastic waste.

The increased use of plastics is projected to continue. The National Policy and Strategy on the Management of Household Waste and Similar Waste (Presidential Regulation No. 97/2017) estimates that the volume of waste will reach 66.5 million tons in 2018 and 70.8 million tons in 2025. This figure assumes that each person produces 0.7 kilograms of garbage per day.

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