Gresik (20/05) – The atmosphere in Tropodo Village seems inseparable from the haze of smoke caused by the burning of plastic waste used as fuel for tofu production. Thick black smoke is produced by 51 tofu factories operating in Tropodo. “The choking smoke and pungent odor, which cause dry throats, come from burning plastic as...

Surabaya (19/08) – Environmental activists in East Java, Indonesia affiliated with the Ecological Observation and Wetland Conservations(Ecoton Foundation), staged a protest involving 50 people carrying baby dolls wrapped in plastic waste in front of the Australian Consulate General. They demanded an end to waste shipments from Australia to Indonesia. In 2024, 60-82% of Australia’s paper...