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Indonesia has more than 3 million tons of plastic leaking into the ocean every year. Its government announced a plan to cut marine plastic waste by 70% by 2025, so they reached out to the World Economic Forum’s plastic waste initiative for help. But who are the women driving this process and how are they going to put Indonesia on a roadmap to solve their plastic waste dilemma?  Guests:Helen Pananggung - Restaurant Captain at Lembeh Resort, Green Guru in the village for Lembeh FoundationKirana Agustina - Policy Specialist for Global Plastic Action Partnership at World Resources InstituteNani Hendiarti - Director for Maritime science and Technology in the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment AffairsKristin Hughes - Director of Global Plastic Action Partnership at the World Economic ForumTiza Mafira, Associate Director at Climate Policy Initiative, co-founder and Executive Director of the Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet MovementFurther Reading:NPAP Report: Radically Reducing Plastic P