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Indonesia’s Growing Microplastics Problem

Source: Sui-Lee Wee, Nailah Morgan, Jon Hazell, Rafaela Balster, June Kim and Jiwoong Hong · Published Sep 7, 2026, 6:32 AM

In World, Sui-Lee Wee, Nailah Morgan, Jon Hazell, Rafaela Balster, June Kim and Jiwoong Hong puts this story at the center of the day: Microplastics are usually consumed through food and water, but more recently, they are making their way into Indonesia’s air and rain. Sui-Lee Wee, our Asia business correspondent, traveled to Jakarta, the capital, to find out why. FlexChar is surfacing it because it is driving searches and conversation right now.

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