Jakarta's rivers send 2000 tonnes of plastic into ocean each year

Why don't we have bans on plastic bags and straws in Indonesia instead of California and in other Western countries? 

Much of the pollution of the oceans with plastic is coming from developing countries. Apparently, research into this is scarce! This surprising scarcity is also what this article suggests!

Jakarta's rivers send 2000 tonnes of plastic into ocean each year – Physics World: Study of discharge rates could help clean-up efforts