Indonesia Indonesia newly regulates packaging waste based on EPR scheme

Indonesia newly regulates packaging waste based on EPR scheme

On December 5, 2019, Indonesia enacted the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 75 of 2019 on Producers’ Waste Reduction Roadmap (hereinafter referred to as “the regulation”). The regulation aims to enforce the detailed implementation requirements of Article 15, paragraph 2 of Decree 81 of 2012 on the Management of Household Waste and Waste Similar to Household Waste, which mandates producers to develop and implement a waste reduction roadmap, mainly for the purpose of reducing container and packaging waste.

The original text of this regulation is available for download at the following URL.
http://jdih.menlhk.co.id/uploads/files/P_75_2019_PETA_JALAN_SAMPAH_menlhk_12162019142914.pdf

 

See the implementation status of the Regulation of the Minister of Environment and Forestry No. 75 of 2019 on the following:
Indonesia MOEF reports implementation status of waste reduction regulations

Author / Responsibility

AOKI Kenji

Senior Consultant, EnviX Ltd.
General Director, E&H Consulting Co., Ltd.

Business Performance

Expertise in EHS (environment, health and safety) consulting in ASEAN region.
- Environmental regulations updating
- Chemical regulations consulting

Background

MSc in Earth Science, The University of Tokyo

AOKI Kenji