HOW SEVERE IS INDONESIA'S PLASTIC WASTE PROBLEM?
Four of Indonesia's rivers rank among the 20 most polluted in the world.
Plastic waste in Indonesia's Ciliwung River
This means the country is the second-largest contributor to marine plastic pollution after China.
An estimated 200,000 tonnes of plastic flows into the world's oceans from Indonesia's rivers every year, mainly from Java and Sumatra.
As well as ocean pollution levels, the country's plastic problem also affects its residents.
Microplastic produced by the break-down of larger pieces of waste are ingested by fish, and later passed up the food chain to humans.
Trash Free Seas Alliance (TFSA), a United States NGO, revealed in December 2017 that microplastics had been found in 28 per cent of fish in Indonesia's markets.
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