JAKARTA: Bali has taken a big step to curb pollution in its waters, enacting a ban on single-use plastics including shopping bags, polystyrene and straws.
Bali governor Wayan Koster announced the ban on Monday and expressed hope that the policy would lead to a 70% decline in Bali’s marine plastics within a year.
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