date:Dec 06, 2018
Last Tuesday, hopeful and determined campaigners that an Indonesian citys ban on single-use plastic bags should encourage similar policies by local governments elsewhere in Asia. An Asia that is awash in plastic waste.
The city of Bogor (about 1 million people) lies 60 km south of Jakarta. It has begun to implement the ban on plastic on December 1 in shopping centers and supermarkets. Traditional markets will be next.
Bogor is a good sign of the shift that we want, said Muharram Atha Rasyadi,