The Denpasar City Government claims to be able to reduce the use of plastic bags. The decrease was obtained from the survey results in 95 Denpasar City stores.
1. One million plastic bags a day
In a survey conducted by the Denpasar City Environment and Hygiene Agency (DLHK), there was a large decrease in the use of plastic bags. The survey was conducted by taking samples in 95 shops and shopping centers in Denpasar City from May to June 2018.
Obtained data, the average use of plastic bags reached 1086,114 pieces per month. This means that in a year there are 13,033,368 sheets of plastic bags circulating in 2018.
2. But in January this year, there was a drastic decline in the use of plastic bags by 99 percent
The party is again carrying out data collection on the use of plastic bags in 95 shops and shopping centers. Data obtained in January 2019, a decline of 99.15 percent or equivalent to 12,903,034 sheets compared to 2018. Then in the period February to April 2019, the claimed decrease was 99.60 percent or around 12,981,234 sheets compared to the year 2018.
3. Expect this waste use to continue to decrease
DLHK Denpasar City Secretary, IB Putra Wirabawa, claimed the decline occurred after the implementation of Regulation No. 36 of 2018 concerning Reduction of Plastic Waste. He hopes that in the future he will be able to contribute more to reducing the use of plastic and plastic waste in the city of Denpasar.
4. The next target of reducing the use of plastic bags is small shops and traditional markets
Furthermore, the reduction target for the use of plastic bags is small shops and traditional markets. Although they did not mention the exact figure, the reduction in this sector had reached 54.26 percent.
The related amount of waste in Denpasar is 900 cubic meters, equivalent to 900 tons per day. However, he has just conducted a study on how many presentations between organic and inorganic waste.
The Denpasar City Government claims to be able to reduce the use of plastic bags. The decrease was obtained from the survey results in 95 Denpasar City stores.
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