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Draft:Waste management in Indonesia

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Waste management in Indonesia falls under the control of Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia. As the fourth most populous country in the world, Indonesia faces big challenges in proper waste management. Indonesia produces approximately 30.97 million tonnes of waste in 2023, consists of 65.24% managed and 34.76% unmanaged waste.[1]

Waste management process

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A waste is considered "managed" if it enters in waste handling facilities, such as trash banks, materials recovery facility, recycling centers, incinerators, organic processing facility, and landfills.

Waste production

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United Nations Environment Programme, through Food Waste Index 2024, reports that 14.74 million tonnes of household food waste and 3.2 million tonnes of unmanaged plastic waste are generated every year in Indonesia. [2][3] In 2022, bottled water contributes 226.000 tonnes of plastic waste.[4]

Most of Indonesian public lack awareness and knowledge of waste disposal, in which majority households discard their waste by burning.[5] Indonesia also suffers from low recycling rate, with only an estimated 15 percent of waste currently recycled. [6]

Legislation

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Indonesia's Waste Management Law No. 18 was established in 2008. The law aims to prohibit littering behavior, ban waste import, and enforce proper toxic waste management.[7] Indonesia has further committed to reduce waste generation by 30% and manage waste by 70% in 2025. It is regulated in Presidential Regulation (PP) No. 97 Year 2017 about National Policy and Strategy of Waste Management.[8]

References

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