Indonesia taxes shoppers to reduce plastic waste

Al Jazeera English 2016-09-15

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The Indonesian government is imposing a tax on shoppers to try and reduce the mountain of plastic bags thrown away everyday. Around 180 million tonnes of plastic waste is dumped every year in the country, second only to China.
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