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Challenges in Implementing Sustainable Marine Tourism Policy against the Threat of Waste in Coastal Areas

Researchers investigated the challenges of implementing sustainable marine tourism policies against plastic waste pollution at coastal sites in Indonesia, including Kuta Beach, Bali, finding that government policy alone is insufficient and that community participation is essential for effective waste management.

2025 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
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Improving residential plastic waste management strategies for increasing value added to environmental sustainability

Researchers surveyed community awareness and behavior regarding plastic waste management in an Indonesian village, identifying gaps between knowledge and practice. Improving community engagement with proper plastic waste disposal is essential for reducing the plastic entering waterways and eventually becoming microplastics.

2023 E3S Web of Conferences
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Characteristics of plastic waste and perceptions of coastal communities in the MLC Baluno mangrove ecotourism area, West Sulawesi, Indonesia

A survey of plastic waste characteristics and coastal community perceptions in a mangrove ecotourism area in West Sulawesi, Indonesia found widespread plastic pollution threatening both marine ecosystems and local livelihoods. Community awareness and disposal behaviors were also documented to inform management strategies.

2023 Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity 5 citations
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Delving into the Reality of Waste at Coro Beach a Comprehensive Analysis and Innovative Solution Recommendations for Community-Based Sustainable Tourism

This study analyzes waste management challenges at Coro Beach in Indonesia, examining how inadequate infrastructure and single-use plastic consumption generate marine waste and proposing community-based sustainable tourism strategies to reduce microplastic pollution.

2025 Preprints.org
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Microplastic Pollution in the Aquatic Ecosystem of Gili Trawangan, Lombok: Abundance, Characteristics, and Implications in Tourism Area

Researchers assessed microplastic pollution in the aquatic ecosystem of Gili Trawangan, Lombok, Indonesia, quantifying particle abundance, characterizing morphological types and polymer compositions, and discussing implications for the marine environment and the local tourism-dependent economy.

2025 Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA
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Distribution and mitigation efforts for microplastic pollution in Kendari bay as the mainstay coastal tourism area of Southeast Sulawesi

This study mapped the distribution of microplastic pollution in Kendari Bay in Indonesia and evaluated mitigation options. The bay, which serves as a tourism hub, showed significant plastic contamination, with debris concentrated in areas closest to urban and fishing activities.

2021 Journal of Physics Conference Series 4 citations
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Mapping of Waste Bank Management Area in Manado City

This Indonesian study maps waste bank management in Manado City as a strategy to reduce urban litter, including plastic that can break down into microplastics and enter fish through aquatic food chains. The study notes that microplastics entering human food through fish are a growing concern.

2019 Journal of Sustainable Engineering Proceedings Series 1 citations
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The Analyzing of Social Economic Impacted By Optimalization Of Recycling Waste As Supported For Circular Economy On Community-Based Tourism In Pasaran Island

Researchers investigated how waste recycling initiatives on Pasaran Island, Indonesia, created alternative livelihoods — particularly for women — finding that optimizing organic and plastic waste management generated approximately 50% profit margins and contributed to improved social and environmental conditions.

2023 JESI (Jurnal Ekonomi Syariah Indonesia) 1 citations
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Pengelolaan Pariwisata Berkelanjutan Melalui Kampanye Pengurangan Sampah Plastik di Objek Wisata Pulau Bokori Sulawesi Tenggara

A community service program at Bokori Island, Indonesia implemented a plastic waste reduction campaign to promote sustainable tourism, finding that environmental education and waste management interventions helped reduce visitor-generated plastic litter at this coastal destination.

2025 Jurnal Abdimas Pariwisata
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Perceptions of Community-Based Waste Bank Operators and Customers on Its Establishment and Operationalization: Cases in Pangandaran, Indonesia

This mixed-methods study examined perceptions of community-based waste bank operators and customers in Pangandaran, Indonesia, identifying barriers to effective waste management in coastal rural areas and proposing improved practices.

2023 Sustainability 15 citations
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Linking the Tourism Activity to the Occurrence and Distribution of Microplastics

Researchers assessed microplastic abundance, type, and spatial distribution in coastal water, sediments, and fish across three zones of Gili Trawangan, Indonesia, finding that tourism-related activities concentrated microplastics at recreational beaches with concentrations reaching 19.25 particles/L.

2025 Civil Engineering Journal 3 citations
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A Quantitative Dynamic Model for Managing Litter Abundance in the Trash Trap of an Urban Lake in Indonesia

Researchers developed a mathematical model to predict and manage litter accumulation in an urban lake in Indonesia, identifying key drivers of debris buildup. Urban lake management requires continuous litter control to prevent plastic waste from breaking down into microplastics in aquatic environments.

2019 Journal of Environmental Science and Sustainable Development 1 citations
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Legal and socio-economic outlook of waste bank: Environmental pollution and public health assessment in sustainable household waste management practices

This study develops a regulatory model for household waste management in Indonesia, analyzing the legal frameworks governing waste banks and assessing their public health and socio-economic implications within the context of sustainable waste management reform.

2023 Corporate Law & Governance Review
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Enhancing Sustainability Development for Waste Management through National–Local Policy Dynamics

This study analyzed waste management policy coherence across national and local government levels in Indonesia, finding significant gaps in implementation that undermine sustainable development goals and allow plastic pollution from poor waste management practices to persist.

2023 Sustainability 13 citations
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Do community entrepreneurial development shape the sustainability of tourist villages?

This paper is not relevant to microplastics — it examines how community entrepreneurial development influences the sustainability of tourism villages in Banten Province, Indonesia.

2023 Uncertain Supply Chain Management 12 citations
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Marine Debris Mitigation Strategy in Supporting the Development of Sustainable Tourism in SEZ Mandalika Lombok

This Indonesian study analyzed the characteristics and sources of marine debris on beaches in the Mandalika tourism zone in Lombok and proposed mitigation strategies. Managing plastic waste at tourist destinations is important for preventing further microplastic contamination of coastal ecosystems.

2023 Jurnal Presipitasi Media Komunikasi dan Pengembangan Teknik Lingkungan 2 citations
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Peran Ekonomi Lingkungan Dalam Pengelolaan Sampah Plastik Di Daerah Sekitar Sungai Kapuas

This paper examines plastic waste management around the Kapuas River in Indonesia through an environmental economics lens, analyzing how externalities from plastic pollution — including microplastic formation that enters food chains — can inform comprehensive waste management strategies.

2025 Journal of Environmental Policy and Technology
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Ocean plastic crisis—Mental models of plastic pollution from remote Indonesian coastal communities

Remote coastal communities in Indonesia are overwhelmed by plastic pollution despite low plastic literacy, largely because rising living standards have increased single-use plastic consumption while geography and poor waste infrastructure leave communities with few disposal options. The study highlights the need for supply-side interventions and better waste management systems, not just consumer education.

2020 PLoS ONE 134 citations
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Sustainable Tourism as the Management Option for Litter Problems in Tasik and Leuweung Sancang Garut Coastal Areas, Indonesia

Researchers assessed marine debris and plastic litter problems along the Tasikmalaya and Garut coastline in Indonesia and evaluated sustainable tourism as a management strategy. They found that remote beaches had less contamination than village-adjacent beaches, and that tourism development without proper waste management worsened litter accumulation. The study recommends integrating sustainable tourism practices with waste reduction to address coastal plastic pollution.

2025 Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries 1 citations
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Identification of Microplastics in the Upper Cimanuk Watershed and Waste Management Analysis in Garut Regency, Indonesia

Researchers assessed microplastic contamination in the Upper Cimanuk Watershed in Garut Regency, Indonesia, examining water samples and local waste management practices. Microplastics were found throughout the watershed, with the highest concentrations linked to areas with greater human activity and inadequate waste management. The study suggests that improving waste collection and disposal in the region could help reduce microplastic inputs to this important river system.

2026 Industrial and Domestic Waste Management
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Can Coral Reef Restoration Programmes Facilitate Changes in Environmental Attitudes? A Case Study on a Rural Fisher Community in North Bali, Indonesia

This paper is not directly about microplastics — it is a qualitative study of how a coral reef restoration programme in north Bali, Indonesia influenced environmental attitudes and waste management behaviors among local fishing communities.

2023 Human Ecology 9 citations
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Does tourism enhance microplastic pollution in the ecologically critical areas of Bangladesh? Evidence from Tanguar Haor, Kaptai Lake, and the Sundarbans

Researchers assessed microplastic pollution at three prominent tourist destinations in Bangladesh—Tanguar Haor, Kaptai Lake, and the Sundarbans—finding 3–25 particles per liter, with PETE most common and contamination levels correlating with tourism activity and proximity to human pollution sources.

2025 Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances
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Investigating the Role of Tourists and Impact of Knowledge, Behaviour, and Attitude Towards Plastic Waste Generation

Researchers surveyed tourists to assess how their knowledge, attitudes, and behavior influence plastic waste generation at outdoor recreation sites, finding that awareness gaps drive littering and that circular economy approaches could convert tourist-generated waste into local economic opportunity.

2022 Circular Economy and Sustainability 21 citations
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Perencanaan Sistem Pengelolaan Persampahan Kawasan Wisata Budaya Nagari Koto Gadang, Sumatra Barat

This study planned a waste management system for a cultural heritage village in West Sumatra, Indonesia, to replace the outdated collect-haul-dump approach with one aligned with national regulations. The plan addresses waste reduction, sorting, and recycling. Improved waste management in tourist areas directly reduces plastic and other litter entering nearby waterways.

2022 Jurnal Serambi Engineering 5 citations