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Indonesia's plastic waste industry becomes model for economic growth, waste reduction
Published: Jun 05, 2025 09:54 AM
A worker loads plastic garbage into a processing machine at Bening Saguling Foundation Workshop in West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia, June 4, 2025.

Indonesia's plastic waste processing industry not only generates economic profit, but also serves as a support to the national program of plastic waste reduction. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

A worker loads plastic garbage into a processing machine at Bening Saguling Foundation Workshop in West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia, June 4, 2025. Indonesia's plastic waste processing industry not only generates economic profit, but also serves as a support to the national program of plastic waste reduction. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)


 
A worker presents smashed plastic waste at Bening Saguling Foundation Workshop in West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia, June 4, 2025.

Indonesia's plastic waste processing industry not only generates economic profit, but also serves as a support to the national program of plastic waste reduction. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)

A worker presents smashed plastic waste at Bening Saguling Foundation Workshop in West Bandung Regency, West Java, Indonesia, June 4, 2025. Indonesia's plastic waste processing industry not only generates economic profit, but also serves as a support to the national program of plastic waste reduction. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)