Recently, the large-scale anti-plastic bag campaign initiated by the Indonesian capital Jakarta has drawn attention from all sides. In the face of the growing problem of marine plastic waste pollution, the Indonesian government has announced a 'three-step measure', which is planned to be reduced by 70% from 2025 compared with 2017. Marine plastic trash.
The 'three-step measure' of the Indonesian government:
Restart 'plastic limit order' The Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry drafted a ministerial order, which has now entered the stage of congressional discussion.
Planned collection of plastic products tax The government's taxation of plastic products can effectively reduce the production of plastic waste from the source, but some scholars believe that taxation will lead to price increases, and ultimately affect the implementation effect.
Strengthen citizen environmental awareness education and environmental protection knowledge promotion In particular, environmental awareness lectures and practical activities are carried out among adolescents to make young people aware of the importance and urgency of environmental protection.
The parties issued different voices regarding the restrictions on the Indonesian government.
1, Indonesia has limited difficulties in plastics
Wang Dandan, a researcher at the China-Indonesia Humanities Exchange Research Center of the School of Oriental and African Studies, Beijing Foreign Studies University, believes that although many measures have been taken, Indonesia still faces many practical difficulties in the management of marine plastic waste.
On the one hand, the cultural differences between urban and rural areas in Indonesia are huge. For the government's environmental protection measures, the residents of Bali and Bali are more acceptable, but the residents of the outer islands or remote rural areas are different in education due to their living habits. The urgency of understanding is not sufficient.
On the other hand, due to limited technology and capital, plastic waste that can be degraded and recycled is still relatively small, especially plastic waste discarded in the ocean, which is difficult to find and recycle.
2, Sipper complains about unfairness
A plastic pipette leader in Indonesia faced the ban on plastics and plastics in Indonesia and around the world. He said that his product growth would be affected by the ban, but he did not expect the ban to be so swift.
The Indonesian Tangerang Primastraw straw company provides hundreds of millions of straws per year to a number of well-known retailers, mainly in Europe and Japan, Starbucks, Wendy, Dunn Dole and Burger King.
Company CEO Sidanta said that the current situation change is 'people's awareness of plastic pollution and China's sudden ban on the import of plastic waste and other comprehensive factors.'
He also said that the pollution problem was attributed to the straw 'not completely fair'. He said: 'Human random waste is the source of pollution, not the product or the material itself. People still need a straw, it can not be completely banned, Because the function of the straw is still indispensable in some cases. '
However, he also believes that other materials will be accepted and commonly used in the future. He said: 'In the future, plastic straws will be replaced by PLA or paper straws, and may be other environmentally friendly materials. 'He pointed out that straws are just improper for people. A small part of the plastic waste generated by discarding behavior. He believes that more research is needed to determine the best strategy for alternatives to straws, because some materials are beneficial in the short term, but not necessarily in the long run, and some can only be used in certain Occasionally, other occasions may not be available.
Although relying on the production of plastic straws, Sidanta said he believes that Starbucks has recently disabled the straws 'doing the right thing.' He also said: 'I expect them to delve into the straw demand of cold drinks in various stores around the world, some cold drinks, Still need a straw. '
Primastraw has about 100 employees, and the company has notified them of the market environment changes they face. Sidanta said: 'The shift from producing plastic straws to producing paper or bioplastic straws is another challenge for our workers.'
More than 60 countries around the world have issued plastic-free or plastic-restricted orders. Indonesia is only one of the representatives. The localities have expressed their determination to fight against plastic pollution in different ways. Just like this year’s environmental theme, 'plastic station quick fix', but plastic pollution Governance is in the interest of all parties and requires all parties to face and take risks and risks together.