· Under a more stringent Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework, Indonesia plans to enforce its waste management regulations by requiring plastic recycling from manufacturers who use plastic packaging.
· Authorities want to hold companies responsible for the environmental impact of their packaging, which is a change from the nation's prior voluntary program.
· Regulations forcing producers to assume responsibility for plastic garbage could be announced this year, according to Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, with a phased implementation schedule through 2029.
· The action is a component of Indonesia's National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN) for 2025–2029, which aims to achieve 100% waste management by the conclusion of that time frame.
· Nurofiq emphasized that no exceptions would be made for plastic and stated, "We are strict about reusing and recycling."
· "We are currently drafting the foundation, and the President has requested completion by 2029."
· He pointed out that because single-use plastics are difficult to break down and contribute to ongoing microplastic contamination, they continue to be a particular problem.
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