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In order to encourage citizens to actively recycle garbage, the city of Surabaya in Indonesia has developed a creative idea and launched a "plastic bus" program, where passengers can "receive a bottle for a ticket" when taking the b.
Indonesia, the world's second-biggest ocean polluter, has pledged to reduce plastic waste in its waters by about 70 percent by 2025 through increased recycling, public awareness and restrictions on u.
Indonesian authorities said the Surabaya plan was popular in the city of 9 million, where nearly 16,000 passengers traded trash for tickets every we.
A one-hour bus ticket with unlimited stops is exchanged for 3 large bottles, 5 medium-sized bottles or 10 plastic cu.
Surabaya traffic official Franki Yuanus said the project is not only about reducing waste, but also working to encourage people to take public transport to solve the problem of traffic congesti.
Currently, the fleet consists of 20 nearly brand new buses, each with recycling bins and ticket inspectors who walk up and down the aisles to collect leftover bottl.
Authorities say about 6 tonnes of plastic waste is collected from passengers each month, which will then be sold to recycling compani.
In addition, other cities in Indonesia have also launched related environmentally-friendly plastic progra.
Meanwhile, authorities in the capital Jakarta are considering similar regulations to remove plastic shopping bags from the ci.
