As of 2019, there are more than 8,000 waste banks in Indonesia that help to reduce the amount of plastic leakage to the ocean. They offer a model for Indonesia- and the ASEAN region- to scale up as part of community based solutions to tackle plastic waste pollution. SoutheastAsiaGlobe

ASEAN nations including Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia rank among the top 10 ocean plastic pollutants. Several factors have contributed to this such as large coastal populations and sub optimal waste disposal systems. Interestingly, plastic consumption per capita in these countries is low. Hence, the need to manage waste responsibly is the challenge.

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