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        "id": 1673273,
        "msgid": "high-plastic-prices-prompt-cimahi-city-government-to-seize-opportunity-to-change-public-behaviour-1776045108",
        "date": "2026-04-13 07:33:10",
        "title": "High Plastic Prices Prompt Cimahi City Government to Seize Opportunity to Change Public Behaviour",
        "author": "Satria K Yudha",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Cimahi City Government is leveraging the recent surge in plastic prices, triggered by Middle East conflicts disrupting raw material supplies, to accelerate campaigns against single-use plastics and reduce their contribution to the city's 250 tonnes of daily waste, of which 27% is plastic. Head of the Environmental Agency, Chanifah Listyarini, emphasised promoting alternatives like tumblers and plastic-free shopping, while preparing a binding mayoral regulation starting with modern retail outlets in collaboration with retailers' associations. This initiative addresses plastic's environmental and health impacts, including pollution and microplastics, aiming for long-term behavioural change and waste reduction.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, CIMAHI \u2014 The rise in plastic prices on the market is\nbeginning to be addressed by local government. The Cimahi City\nGovernment views this momentum as an opportunity to curb dependence on\nsingle-use plastics.<\/p>\n<p>Head of the Cimahi City Environmental Agency, Chanifah Listyarini,\nstated that the spike in plastic prices should be used as a moment to\nchange public behaviour. Plastic has so far been one of the largest\ncontributors to waste in Cimahi City.<\/p>\n<p>Plastic prices are known to have risen in line with the escalating\nconflict in the Middle East between the United States and Iran, which is\ndisrupting raw material supplies. This situation is prompting local\ngovernment to accelerate efforts to restrict usage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe rise in plastic prices will certainly spur us to more actively\ncampaign against the use of single-use plastics. For example, when\ndrinking, bring a tumbler; when shopping, do not use plastic,\u201d said\nChanifah on Sunday (12\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The Cimahi City Government is now preparing regulations to ban\nsingle-use plastic bags in the form of a Mayoral Regulation (Perwal).\nThis regulation is currently being discussed with the Legal Section of\nthe Regional Secretariat of Cimahi City to give it binding force.<\/p>\n<p>In the initial stage, the policy will target modern stores. The\ngovernment will collaborate with retailers\u2019 associations to implement\nrestrictions on plastic bag usage at the retail level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we will prepare the mayoral regulation, together with the Legal\nSection. We previously socialised this to retailers, but it was not\nbinding because there was no regulation yet; now we will bind it with\nrules. So the initial target is retail first,\u201d said Chanifah.<\/p>\n<p>The Cimahi Environmental Agency records that the total waste\nproduction in the city reaches around 250 tonnes per day. Of that\namount, about 27 percent comes from various types of plastic.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to its large volume, plastic is also difficult to\ndecompose due to its synthetic polymer structure, which is not\nrecognised by microorganisms. The impacts are widespread, from soil,\nwater, and sea pollution, to health risks from microplastics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo with the rising plastic prices, hopefully usage will continue to\ndecrease. Because plastic contributes significantly to the waste\nvolume,\u201d said Chanifah.<\/p>",
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