Jakarta, May 22 -- The Ministry of Environment has said that it is planning to ensure producers take full responsibility for the plastic waste generated by their products, as part of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme.

At a press conference after the International Day for Biological Diversity event here on Thursday, Minister of Environment, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, said that Indonesia has rules for EPR in place under Ministerial Regulation No. P.75 of 2019.

The regulation concerns the Roadmap for Waste Reduction by Producers.

"Currently, this regulation is still voluntary, meaning that it is voluntary for a company to take back its product waste. However, under our law, EPR should be mandatory," Minister Nurofiq explained....