Water Pollution Due To Plastic Waste In Indonesia

Water Pollution Due To Plastic Waste In Indonesia

Children are playing in the polluted Babura River, which is contaminated with plastic waste, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on February 26, 2024. Every year, approximately 8 million tons of plastic are discarded into the sea, with Indonesia contributing more than 600,000 tons of that total, as estimated by the Indonesian Institute of Sciences. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/NurPhoto)

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