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VOI News (Jakarta) - The Indonesian Ministry of the Environment appreciates food producers for their efforts to reduce the use of plastics in their food products. In a virtual awards ceremony to producers on Tuesday (09/06/20) in Jakarta, the Indonesian Minister of the Environment, Siti Nurbaya said, the amount of composition and variety of plastic waste that continues to increase must be taken seriously so as not to pollute terrestrial ecosystems and the sea is also human health in the future.

"If we do not carry out extraordinary policies and efforts, it is estimated that in 2050 the composition of plastic waste will more than double to 35 percent of our existing waste. As a result, more and more untreated plastic waste will leak into the environment, polluting the environment. terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems and threaten human health.

Minister Siti Nurbaya added, she also appreciated the progressive efforts of regional governments in the ban on the use of plastics. (VOI/NK/AHM)