April 13, 2025 | 05:57 pm
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The West Manggarai Regency government in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province will ban the use of plastic bottled water in Labuan Bajo. This ban will be effective in hotels, restaurants, tourist vessels, warung (small stores), and government offices.
This was revealed by the Regent of West Manggarai, Edistasius Endi, when attending the launch of the Clean Tourism Movement program in Labuan Bajo on Saturday, April 12, 2025. The launch was attended by Deputy Minister of Tourism Ni Luh Enik Ermawati.
According to Endi, the ban aims to reduce waste volume in Labuan Bajo, one of Indonesia's leading tourist destinations. He hopes that the Port Authority and Harbor Master's Office (KSOP) will assist in checking tourist boats operating in the area to ensure that they do not carry plastic or glass bottled water.
Endi hopes the boats will be barred from departing if found carrying bottled water. “The goal is to maintain our environment well and ensure the sustainability of our tourism,” he said, as quoted by Antara.
Creating Global Competitiveness
Ni Luh Enik Ermawati said that the Clean Tourism Movement in Labuan Bajo was launched to create a globally competitive tourist destination. “Not only can it increase the awareness of local communities, but it may allow for the destination to become competitive at a global scale,” she said.
The Clean Tourism Movement is one of the main programs of the Ministry of Tourism, that has since been launched in 16 locations spread across various priority destinations such as Labuan Bajo, Mandalika, Borobudur, Lake Toba, Likupang, Manado, Bali, Banyuwangi, and Jakarta. Labuan Bajo is the third location.
The Tourism Ministry will provide assistance, evaluation, and monitoring for the Clean Tourism Movement, with each destination expected to implement integrated waste management, which is deemed crucial as tourism activities have so far generated waste in the sea.
The Clean Tourism Movement in Labuan Bajo took place in two separate locations, namely the Marina Waterfront area and Pede Beach. The event included a massive garbage cleaning activity involving 2,000 participants, with the collected trash weighing more than one ton.
Antara contributed to this article.
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