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        "msgid": "rising-plastic-prices-provide-momentum-to-change-single-use-plastic-habits-1775663469",
        "date": "2026-04-08 22:01:51",
        "title": "Rising plastic prices provide momentum to change single-use plastic habits",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The increase in plastic prices due to limited raw material supplies is seen as an opportunity to encourage societal behavioural changes in the use of single-use plastics, according to environmental activist Tiza Mafira from the Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet Movement. She highlights that consumers already bring their own bags to supermarkets but not to traditional markets, where free plastics are still provided, indicating that habit change is feasible. For small and medium enterprises, higher prices could prompt them to stop supplying plastics, with approaches like charging for containers or offering normal prices for customers bringing their own to foster sustainable practices without burdening traders.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The rise in plastic prices due to limited raw\nmaterial supplies is considered an opportunity to promote changes in\npublic behaviour regarding the use of single-use plastics. Environmental\nactivist Tiza Mafira from the Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet Movement stated\nthat plastics have always had a cost, but it has not been visible to\nconsumers. \u201cPlastics have had a price from the beginning, but it has not\nbeen visible because it has always been subsidised by traders and given\nfor free to consumers,\u201d said Tiza when contacted by ANTARA on Wednesday.\nTiza noted that the difference in consumer behaviour when shopping at\nsupermarkets and traditional markets shows that changing habits is\nactually possible. \u201cWe see that consumers bring their own shopping bags\nwhen shopping at supermarkets, but not at markets. This is purely\nbecause market traders still provide them, meaning it is not because\nconsumers cannot change,\u201d she said. The Director of Climate Policy\nInitiative Indonesia added that the rise in plastic prices could be a\nstarting point for small and medium enterprises to begin reducing their\ndependence on plastic. \u201cThe rise in plastic prices could be the momentum\nfor MSME traders to finally dare to tell consumers that they cannot\nprovide plastic,\u201d she said. For plastic use other than plastic bags,\nsuch as in food vendors, Tiza mentioned that there are two approaches\nthat can be applied by business actors. The first approach is to charge\nconsumers directly for plastic containers other than plastic bags.\nSecond, traders offer normal prices if consumers bring their own\ncontainers. According to her, this approach can encourage behavioural\nchange without burdening traders. \u201cThat way, traders are not burdened,\nand consumers become accustomed to bringing their own containers,\u201d said\nTiza.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/rising-plastic-prices-provide-momentum-to-change-single-use-plastic-habits-1775663469",
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