Jakarta, Aug. 18 -- Indonesia remains committed to taking concrete measures to end plastic pollution, even though negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty failed to reach an agreement, Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said.

"With or without the treaty, Indonesia will continue to take concrete, planned, and measured steps to end plastic pollution," he said in a statement on Monday.

He noted that the commitment aligns with the government's target of achieving 100 percent waste management by 2029, affirming that Indonesia will continue its efforts to become a global leader in ending plastic pollution.

Earlier, the second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5.2), held in Geneva on August...