Surabaya, 12 May 2026 When the Barakuda surfaced from Kali Tebu on Monday morning, it revealed the staggering scale of Kali Tebu waste. Styrofoam blocks, single-use plastic bags, food wrappers, and household waste had packed so densely they formed a floating mass in the current. This is what North Surabaya’s river carries every single day...

Bandung, April 2026 — Plastic has long been recognized as a threat to oceans and wildlife. But following a series of studies conducted by Ecoton over the past several months, a new and far more alarming fact must now be confronted: plastic is already inside our bodies. Not just in our stomachs. But in our...

Gresik, 1 April 2026 – The latest research by ECOTON and South Korea’s Wonjin Institute has confirmed what we feared: microplastics are no longer just a river problem. They are silently flowing through our bodies. KEY FINDINGS 100%  of blood samples tested positive for microplastics 20  waste workers whose blood was examined 2018  when ECOTON...

Medical Perspective: Laksamana Pertama TNI Purn. Dr. Herjunianto SpPD, MMRS, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at UKWMS, emphasizing the critical link between environmental pollutants and public health during the FGD on microplastics. GRESIK, March 10, 2026 – The plastic pollution crisis has officially breached the final frontier: the human body. Following a recent Focus...