How Much Marine Debris is There in Indonesian Waters?

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Vika Azkiya Dihni 18/05/2022 14:30 WIB

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According to the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), Indonesian waters are polluted with 1,772.7 grams of waste per square meter. Considering that the area of Indonesian waters is

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Of all the poorly managed land waste, a portion ends up in rivers and eventually in the oceans.

According to data from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), in 2020 Indonesian waters were polluted by approximately 1,772.7 grams of waste per square meter (g/m²).

Considering that Indonesia's total ocean area is 3.25 million km², it can be estimated that the total amount of waste in the Indonesian seas has reached 5.75 million tons.

The most commonly found type of waste is plastic waste, weighing 627.80 g/m². This accounts for 35.4% of the total waste in Indonesian waters in 2020.

Besides plastic waste, glass and ceramic waste is also quite significant, reaching 226.29 g/m² or 12.76% of the total waste in the sea.

Then, 224.76 g/m² of waste in Indonesian waters is in the form of metal. This is followed by wood waste at 202.36 g/m² and other waste at 173.73 g/m².

There is also rubber waste amounting to 110.64 g/m², plastic foam waste at 56.68 g/m², and paper and cardboard waste at 21.86 g/m².

(Also Read: Ipsos Survey: Majority of World Citizens Agree with the Ban on Single-Use Plastics)

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