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Businesses grapple with Bali’s single-use plastics ban
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Bali generates 1.6 million tonnes of trash each year, with around 303,000 tonnes of plastic waste.
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JAKARTA - Businesses in Bali are struggling to adapt to a recent ban on single-use plastics on the holiday island, with many resorting to less sustainable alternatives or expressing frustration over the lack of support and guidance from the local authorities.
In April, Bali Governor I Wayan Koster issued a circular banning the use of plastic bags, cups, straws and styrofoam in businesses, government offices, schools, hotels, restaurants, markets and places of worship, as part of efforts to tackle the island’s growing waste problem.
