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Mapping Mismanaged Plastic Waste in Indonesia: Subdistrict-level Analysis through Material Flow from Sources to the Environment

The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 2025
Attar Hikmahtiar Ramadan, Emenda Sembiring, Benno Rahardyan, Hadi Kardhana

Summary

Researchers conducted sub-district-level material flow analysis across Indonesia to map where plastic waste is mismanaged most severely, moving beyond national aggregates to pinpoint local hotspots where leakage into the environment is highest and targeted intervention would have the greatest impact.

While Indonesia is a major contributor to global plastic pollution, national-level data obscures critical local hotspots where mismanagement is most severe. This study presents the comprehensive sub-district level analysis of plastic waste flows across the Indonesian to identify these hotspots...

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