Kamis , 14 Feb 2019, 20:00 WIB

Walhi awaits concrete offers from Jokowi, Prabowo

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) expressed hope that presidential candidates would come up with concrete offers to solve the country's environmental problems. Walhi also expected the...

Selasa , 13 Nov 2018, 00:47 WIB

Indonesia uses 9.8 billion plastic bags every year

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Indonesia used 9.8 billion plastic bags every year. Almost 95 percent of it would end up as waste, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya said at the 14th Asia Pacific Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (APRSCP) here on Monday."Plastic waste can pollute the environment because it is difficult to degrade," Siti Nurbaya stated.The high number...