Photo of the underwater scenery in Nusa Penida's watering area of the British dive Rich Horner, suddenly became viral in social media around March 2018. Not because of the beautiful scenery but the gross picture of Bali Island waters by garbage pollution.
In December 2018, the photo of the aircraft without the crew belonging to the other UK is also no less viral in social media. The photo that shows a young woman who is lying in a beach in Bali with a litter around him.
A variety of bluishes emerges from residents. Ironis, a tourist spot that should be beautiful and comfortable, with his titel as the Island of Goddess, is just full of garbage.
Garbage collection activity at the End Disposal (TPA) Regional Sarbagita Suwung Denpasar located near the water tourism area.
The work of sorting waste plastic bottles used beverages that will be processed in the Badung area
Divers Clean Action Community (DCA) released the findings that 63 percent of waste in the Indonesian ocean in the form of disposable plastic waste. The garbage is difficult to recycle due to its long process and low price at the rate of collecting.
Garbage pollution on the ground is no less severe. Bali Island itself produces about 1.6 million tons of waste per year, as many as 20 percent is plastic waste.
Seeing the development of the issue of the government targets to reduce plastic waste to 70 percent on the next 2025. It is also responded seriously by the Provincial Government (Pemprov) Bali.
The government of BPBD Kota Denpasar seeks to extinguish fire when the fire occurs in the End Disposal (TPA) Regional Sarbagita Suwung Denpasar.
Color Tabanananan, I Gusti Ngurah Adnyana showed the fuel produced from the plastic waste processing machine of its work.
The Bali Provincial Government finally issued the Regulation of the Governor (Pergub) Bali No 97 Year 2018 on the Limitation of the Disposable Plastic Garbage Team.
In such regulations manufacturers, distributors and business actors are prohibited using disposable plastic bags, styrofoam and plastic straws to reduce plastic waste and prevent environmental damage.
In his socialization program, Bali Provincial Government gave six months for manufacturers, suppliers and business players to follow the Bronze since it was set on December 21, 2018.
The charm of foreign exchanges near the garbage piles in the shops area in Kuta, Badung
The visiters cross near the shopping plastic bag ban banner in Badung Market, Denpasar.
Various programs are threaded in the effort of environmental rescue such as the reduction in the use of plastic bags in the shopping center, the movement of the use of special bottles of beverages (tumbler) and encourages medium small micro business players (UMKM) including the youth community in Bali to be able to utilize plastic waste to be economically valued products through innovation and creativity.
Photo and Text by : Nyoman Hendra Wibowo
Author : Fanny Octavianus
The shopping malls include goods purchased by consumers into environmentally friendly bags in Denpasar.
The craft collects creativity results in plastic waste bags in Denpasar.
Warga shows tumbler or beverage bottles in Indonesia Net event Through One Million Tumbler Movement in Sanur’s Rising Sun Beach area.
Wisatawan mancanegara also cleans the garbage in Kuta Beach area.
