Trash for tickets on Indonesia’s ‘plastic bus’


Have trash, will travel: Commuters exchanging plastic bottles for Suroboyo bus tickets at a terminal in the Indonesian city of Surabaya. — AFP

Jakarta: Dozens of people clutching bags full of plastic bottles and disposable cups queue at a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian city of Surabaya – where passengers can swap trash for travel tickets.

The nation is the world’s second-biggest marine polluter behind China and has pledged to reduce plastic waste in its waters some 70% by 2025 by boosting recycling, raising public awareness and curbing usage.

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