Jakarta steps up battle against plastic waste with ban on single-use plastic bags

JAKARTA - In the past few months Indonesian housewife Vonny has been bringing a folded shopping bag everywhere she goes. She found it a bit troublesome at first, but it is no longer a burden.

Jakarta began its ban on single-use plastic bags at shopping centres, convenience stores and traditional markets on July 1 to reduce the city of 10 million's massive plastic waste. A 2018 joint study by Jakarta Environment Agency and Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet Movement found that the city consumes between 240 million and 300 million plastic bags, or between 1,900 and 2,400 tonnes, a year.

"It is obligatory for traders not to provide single-use plastic bags. If they are consistent, consumers will have no choice and finally are forced to change their behaviour by bringing eco-friendly shopping bags," he said. When asked what to do when buyers do not have shopping bags, she said:"We sell shopping bags for five thousand rupiah each at the cheapest. We also offer free cardboard boxes."

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