The Abundance of Marine Plastic Debris in Indonesia^s Ocean
E A Winardi1, M R Putri2

1 Korea-Indonesia Marine Technology Cooperation Research Center (MTCRC), Jakarta, Indonesia
2 Faculty of Earth Science and Technology, Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia

Abstract

An estimated 275 million metric tons of plastic waste are produced globally annually. Plastic waste is a global problem expected to increase with population growth. Indonesia has the fourth largest population in the world and produces the most plastic waste. Indonesia^s government plans to reduce plastic waste by 70% by 2025. This scientific paper aims to show the amount of plastic production in Indonesia. The linear regression approach of the national marine plastic leakage trend from 2018 to 2022, it can be predicted that plastic waste leakage in 2025 will reach 0.228 million tons. The prediction of plastic waste leakage in 2025 states that Indonesia has reached 62.92%, which means that Indonesia has yet to achieve its goals by Presidential Regulation No. 83/2018. However, the leakage of marine plastic waste is predicted to have a value that has reached 0 by 2029, so it can be expected that Indonesia will become a country free of marine plastic waste in 2045. In addition, there is still a need for action to overcome plastic waste that has entered the marine environment and cooperate with countries to achieve Indonesia^s seas free of plastic waste.

Keywords: Estimation and Prediction, Indonesia, Marine Plastic Waste, Presidential Regulation.

Topic: Marine Resources, and Conservation