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'Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Indonesian government has voiced its full support for
the global agenda to combat plastic waste polluting land and seas, according to
the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK).
"Indonesia is currently implementing policies aimed at combating plastic waste
and pollution," said Ary Sudijanto, Head of KLHK's Environmental and Forestry
Instrument Standardization Agency, in a statement released on Thursday.
He pointed out that 80 percent of the marine debris polluting the Indonesian
seas had resulted from activities conducted on land, with plastic waste
accounting for 30 percent of the debris.
Based on data from the National Plan of Action for Marine Debris Handling,
Indonesia managed to reduce the amount of marine plastic waste during the
2018-2022 period, from 615,675 tons to 408,885 tons.
Sudijanto also stated that Indonesia's position among the world's largest
contributors of plastic waste had fallen from second to fifth, below the
Philippines, India, Malaysia, and China.
"Indonesia is currently implementing the National Plan of Action for Marine
Debris Handling to achieve the target of reducing marine debris by 70 percent
by 2024," he stated.'
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