Kantong Plastik Kena Cukai, Konsumen Bisa Bayar Rp 500 per Lembar
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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Pemerintah bakal mengenakan tarif cukai kantong plastik sebesar Rp 30.000 per kg atau Rp 200 per lembar. Dengan demikian, Kementerian Keuangan memperkirakan harga kantong plastik setelah kena cukai akan berkisar Rp 450 per lembar sampai dengan Rp 500 per lembar. Menteri Keuangan Sri Mulyani mengungkapkan asosiasi peritel, Aprindo, sebenarnya sudah mengenakan plastik berbayar sebesar Rp200 hingga […]
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Studi: Manusia Konsumsi Plastik Seukuran Kartu Kredit Per Minggu
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Temuan itu diungkap dalam sebuah studi Universitas of Newscastle di Australia, atas kerjasama dengan organisasi konservasi World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Menurut ilmuwan, sumber terbesar pencemaran plastik adalah air, entah itu dalam bentuk botol kemasan atau dari air ledeng. Kerang, bir dan garam adalah tiga produk konsumen yang paling banyak terpapar plastik mikro. Penelitian […]
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Indonesia Penyumbang Sampah Plastik Terbesar Kedua di Dunia
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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Menteri Kelautan dan Perikanan Susi Pudjiastuti menyebutkan, Indonesia merupakan penyumbang sampah plastik terbesar kedua di dunia yang dibuang ke laut. “Indonesia merupakan negara penyumbang sampah plastik ke lautan terbesar kedua di dunia, sampah plastik sangat berbahaya,” ujar Susi dalam sebuah keterangan tertulis yang diterima Kompas.com, Minggu (19/8/2018). Ia mengatakan, melalui kegiatan bersih-bersih […]
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Choking Our Marine Habitat with Plastic Waste
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Most of us living in this industrialized world might find it very difficult to let go of our dependence on plastic packages. Without realizing it, we create a terrifying amount of plastic debris that makes its way to the ocean. Isn’t it ironic that in the end, this dependence means that we are literally eating […]
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Study on Use of Plastic Waste to Pave Roads Under Way
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One way of preventing plastic waste from wreaking havoc on the environment is by discovering innovative ways of using it for beneficial purposes. Malaysia is currently carrying out a study on the use of plastic waste as a component, along with asphalt, for resurfacing roads. Other countries like India have already experimented with its use […]
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India Announces Plastic Waste Import Ban
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The Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has amended the country’s Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules to include a prohibition of solid plastic waste import into the country. According to a statement from the Indian government, the move, announced March 6th, was enacted “In order to strengthen the implementation of environmentally sound management of […]
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