City Prepares Regulation to Limit Plastic Use
access_time February 21 2016 04:47 PM remove_red_eye 2039
Reported by Suriaman Panjaitan | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
Reported by Suriaman Panjaitan | Translated by Rizky Mawardi
Jakarta Vice Governor, Djarot Saiful Hidayat invited Jakarta residents to use paid plastic bag. It is aimed ti decrease plastic use which can harm the environment.
Paid plastic bag would limit the use of plastic bag
“Paid plastic bag would limit the use of plastic bag,” he said, Sunday (2/21).
According to him, garbage volume in Jakarta reaches 6,500 ton per day and 15 percent are plastic.
PD Pasar Jaya Campaigns Free Garbage MarketsPlastic garbage would decompose in 500 up to 1,500 years. Djarot appealed the residents to bring plastic bag from the house if refusing the paid one. Regulation to limit plastic bag use will be issued in form of Bylaw or Governor Regulation.
