Jakarta, June 2 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Environment stated that efforts to reduce plastic waste must be intensified, as the amount continues to rise and could eventually lead to transboundary pollution.

"This plastic waste, especially what leaks into the sea, will cause transboundary pollution. We can see that beaches in Indonesia are severely threatened by plastic waste," the ministry's Deputy for Pollution and Environmental Damage Control Derajat Ridho Sani stated during an online seminar for National Environment Day on Monday.

He pointed out that the impact of plastic waste is alarming, with the proportion rising from 11 percent in 2010 to 19.26 percent in 2023 nationwide.

According to data from the National Waste Management Info...