The air in 18 regencies and cities in Indonesia is contaminated with microplastics. This pollution, which can fall with rainwater, is a warning to residents.
Source : Microplastic Pollution Around Us A plastic waste tap installation is displayed during the "Single-Use Plastic Fast" campaign in front of the Grahadi State Building in Surabaya, East Java, on Tuesday (February 25, 2025). Ecoton's action was motivated by the serious impact of the flood of single-use plastic waste. Microplastics produced from unrecycled waste are harmful to health. They are encouraging manufacturers to provide products with refillable or reusable systems
The Institute for Ecology and Wetland Conservation Studies (Ecoton) and the Society of Indonesian Environmental Journalists (SIEJ) studied airborne microplastic contamination in 18 cities and regencies across Indonesia from May to July 2025. The five cities with the highest levels of microplastic contamination were Central Jakarta, South Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, and Kupang, respectively. The 12 other cities also studied included Denpasar, Jambi, Surabaya, Palembang, Pontianak, North Aceh, Sumbawa, Palu, Sidoarjo, Gianyar, Surakarta, Bulukumba, and Malang ( Kompas , 10/24/2025).











