Surabaya, East Java, June 5 -- The Coordinating Ministry for Food Affairs has launched a river plastic pollution prevention partnership program aimed at reducing waste flowing from rivers into the sea, with Surabaya, East Java, selected as the first implementation site.

Assistant Deputy for Circular Economy and Environmental Impact at the ministry Ahmad Didin said Surabaya was chosen as the pilot location because it already has various community-based waste management initiatives.

"It is hoped that Surabaya will become a model city among the five target locations, allowing other regions to replicate successful waste management schemes," Didin said at the program's launch on Friday.

He explained that the program, which is also supported...