Plastic Bags Ban in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan
Plastic Bags Ban in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan
The government of Balikpapan, East Kalimantan started the ban on plastic bags on July 3rd, 2018 based on the Mayor’s Regulation No. 8 of 2018 regarding Reducing the Use of Plastic Bags. Since the ban has been enforced, there are around 70-80 modern retailers instead in Balikpapan that participated in discarding single-use plastic bags.
As for the traditional market, the ban does not yet come into effect and it serves as a period for further socialization. By July 2019, a report said that the plastic waste in Balikpapan had been reduced by 56 tons per month.
Source: https://waste4change.com/blog/jakartas-ban-on-single-use-plastic-bag/ , https://dietkantongplastik.info/