Indonesia

Indonesia has a plan to deal with its plastic waste problem

A man collects plastic goods in a river littered with garbage in Jakarta December 7, 2009.       REUTERS/Supri  (INDONESIA ENVIRONMENT) - GM1E5C716A501

The Indonesian army had to be called out to clear Bandung's rivers of plastic last year. Image: REUTERS/Supri

Kate Whiting
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An unwelcome sight for tourists in Bali Image: REUTERS/Johannes P. Christo
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