Indonesian women take on plastic waste by producing bricks
Publication date 09 June 2021 | 16:26 | ICT

Alarmed by the mountains of plastic waste leaching into Indonesia’s waters, two best friends are taking on the environmental menace by turning crisp bags and shampoo packets into paving bricks.

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