JAKARTA BANS THE USE OF DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAG > 포토뉴스

Mall visitors carry groceries in environmental-friendly paper bag as they shopping at Grand Indonesia shopping center, Jakarta, on July 1, 2020. Jakarta government has begun to ban the use of disposable plastic bags in all shopping centers such as malls, supermarkets, food stalls, and traditional markets. The policy aims to reduce the number of plastic waste, especially in the capital Jakarta, which according to data from the Jakarta Environmental Agency in February 2020, waste production in Jakarta reaches 7.600 tons per day including plastic waste, with 60% is household waste. (JakartaBizWeekly/Aditya)