JAKARTA: Indonesia has announced it is beefing up its efforts to phase out the use of toxic metal mercury in sectors such as mining, healthcare and manufacturing.
The government said in a statement that a presidential regulation issued late last month aimed to eradicate the use of mercury in small-scale gold mining by 2025 and in the health sector by 2020.
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