Governments and international organizations have touted the circular economy, in which materials and products stay in circulation for as long as possible, as an antidote to our global plastic problem. (The equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks of plastic enters oceans, rivers, and lakes every day.) But as wardens of waste management, cities often shoulder the […]

Cianjur, Jabar (ANTARA) – Pemerintah Kabupaten Cianjur, Jawa Barat, menjatuhkan sanksi sosial bagi warga di wilayah perkotaan yang membuang sampah secara sembarangan dan tidak tepat waktu, karena saat ini tumpukan sampah kembali terjadi di sejumlah jalan protokol. Bupati Cianjur Herman Suherman di Cianjur Minggu, mengatakan meskipun pengangkutan sampah dari Dinas Lingkungan Hidup (DLH) Cianjur, sudah […]

A recent examination reveals that the threat of plastic pollution in the oceans extends far beyond the notorious Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP). This assessment, outlined in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, provides a concerning insight into the prevalence of plastics, especially microplastics, scatter across the open sea. Researchers embarked on a voyage from […]

Banyuwangi – Proyek STOP (STop Ocean Plastics) sukses membuka akses layanan persampahan kepada ratusan ribu warga Kabupaten Banyuwangi sepanjang 2023. Proyek ini merupakan kolaborasi antara penyedia solusi poliolefin Borealis dan perusahaan Systemiq. Sebanyak 84 ton sampah per hari telah berhasil diproses pada Tempat Pengolahan Sampah Balak Kecamatan Songgon yang diresmikan pada September 2023 lalu. Tiga […]