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Reducing Plastic Waste

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Women in Ambon city along with First Lady Iriana (in blue jacket) and the wives of ministers who are members of the Solidarity Action Organization of the Working Cabinet Era (OASE) collect garbage on Galala Hative Kecil Beach (Gatik), Wednesday (20/02/2019). Besides beach cleaning, raising awareness on the need to reduce the use of plastic and sorting waste was also carried out. The efforts support the the government\'s target to reduce plastic waste by 70 percent by 2025.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS – Sorting and managing waste through waste banks contributes greatly to reducing the volume of waste, especially plastic waste.

According to the latest data from the Environment and Forestry Ministry, the plastic waste comprised 15 percent of all waste in 2018, a decline of 1 percent from 2017.

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