JAKARTA: Indonesia has announced it is beefing up its efforts to phase out the use of toxic metal mercury in sectors such as mining, healthcare and manufacturing.
Indonesia has announced it is beefing up its efforts to phase out the use of toxic metal mercury in sectors such as mining, healthcare and manufacturing.
The government also aims to slash the use of mercury in manufacturing by half current levels by 2030 and cut mercury emissions in the energy sector by 33.2% by the same time. The use of mercury in mining is already officially banned in Indonesia, but small-scale miners still widely use it to extract tiny pieces of gold.There are at least 2,500 active small-scale gold mining operations in Indonesia, according to the country’s environment ministry.
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