FILE PHOTO: Kids play on piles of imported plastic waste in Mojokerto, East Java province, Indonesia, June 19, 2019 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Zabur Karuru/via REUTERS
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia plans tighter rules to combat a surge in imports of plastic waste, such as a registry of trash exporters and tougher border checks, officials said on Friday.
Data from the statistics agency showed imports of plastic waste rose 141% last year to 283,000 tonnes, after a ban by China disrupted the annual global flow of millions of tonnes of waste.
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