The Prohibition of Plastic Bags in DKI Jakarta Province

The Governor of DKI Jakarta Province, Anies Baswedan, has just issued the Governor of DKI Jakarta Regulation Number 142the Year of 2019 concerning the Obligation to Use Environmentally Friendly Shopping Bags at Shopping Centers, Supermarkets, and Traditional Markets. The regulation that the people of DKI Jakarta Province have been waiting for about a year has been warmly welcomed. This regulation adds to the long list of provinces and districts/cities in Indonesia that have banned the use of plastic bags, starting with Banjarmasin City in 2016 followed by other regions, including Bandung City and Bali Province which have also issued similar regulations.

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Tiza Mafira

Executive DirEctor

Tiza has led Diet Plastik Indonesia, and co-founded it, since 2013. She feels grateful that the environmental law knowledge she learned in college can be used to make changes. In her spare time, Tiza enjoys making doll houses out of cardboard for her children and doing water sports. Tiza is an alumna of the Faculty of Law, University of Indonesia (2002) and Harvard Law School (2010).

Tiza Mafira

Executive DirEctor

Tiza memimpin Dietplastik Indonesa, dan turut mendirikannya, sejak 2013. Ia merasa bersyukur ilmu hukum lingkungan yang dipelajarinya ketika kuliah dapat digunakan untuk membuat perubahan. Pada waktu senggang, Tiza senang membuat rumah boneka dari kardus untuk anak-anaknya dan melakukan olahraga air. Tiza adalah alumna Fakultas Hukum Universitas Indonesia (2002) dan Harvard Law School (2010).