Summary
Details
- Indonesia
Covered producers must:
Prepare a roadmap.
Implement waste-reduction measures.
Work toward the 30% target.
Monitor implementation.
Report performance.
Adapt to relevant local product restrictions.
Deep dive
- What’s Required
- 1. Develop a producer waste-reduction roadmap
- 2. Achieve a 30% waste-reduction target
- 3. Apply the 3R hierarchy
- 4. Covered business sectors
- 5. Covered materials
- 6. Redesign products and packaging
- 7. Operate take-back and recycling programs
- 8. Provide appropriate packaging information
- 9. Report implementation annually
- 10. Prepare for phase-out of specified products
- Important Deadlines
- Current Status
- Penalties for Non-Compliance
- Examples of Known Violations / Failure Modes
- Resources
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What’s Required
1. Develop a producer waste-reduction roadmap
Covered producers must prepare a formal waste-reduction planning document.
The roadmap should identify:
Baseline waste generation.
Reduction targets.
Product and packaging categories.
Actions to prevent waste.
Reuse programs.
Recycling or take-back mechanisms.
Annual implementation measures.
Monitoring arrangements.
2. Achieve a 30% waste-reduction target
The roadmap runs from 2020 through 2029 and aims for a 30% reduction in waste generated by producers by 2029.
The target relates to products, product packaging, and containers produced or used by the business.
3. Apply the 3R hierarchy
The regulation requires implementation through three main approaches:
Reduce: Limit waste generation through material reduction and product or packaging redesign.
Recycle: Support recycling, including take-back mechanisms.
Reuse: Design or operate systems that allow products, containers, or packaging to be used repeatedly.
4. Covered business sectors
The regulation applies to three main producer groups:
Manufacturing.
Food and beverage services.
Retail.
Manufacturing coverage includes areas such as:
Food and beverage products.
Consumer goods.
Cosmetics and personal care.
Food and beverage services include:
Restaurants.
Cafes.
Catering.
Hotels.
Retail coverage includes modern stores, shopping centers and other regulated retail activities.
5. Covered materials
The roadmap focuses particularly on products, packaging and containers made from:
Plastic.
Aluminum.
Glass.
Paper.
Priority is given to materials that:
Are difficult to decompose naturally.
Cannot be readily recycled.
Cannot be reused.
6. Redesign products and packaging
Producers are expected to encourage more circular designs.
Measures can include:
Reducing material weight.
Removing unnecessary components.
Increasing reusable packaging.
Improving recyclability.
Developing refill systems.
Increasing recycled material use.
Reducing difficult-to-recycle formats.
7. Operate take-back and recycling programs
Waste reduction can include collecting post-consumer products and packaging for:
Reuse.
Recycling.
Material recovery.
Businesses therefore need evidence demonstrating that waste-reduction activities genuinely occur.
8. Provide appropriate packaging information
The roadmap also supports labeling and consumer information indicating whether packaging can be:
Reused.
Recycled.
Composted.
9. Report implementation annually
Reporting and evaluation of roadmap implementation take place on an annual basis.
Companies therefore need data capable of showing progress against the baseline and their reduction plans.
10. Prepare for phase-out of specified products
The roadmap provides for the prohibition of specified disposable plastic formats from January 1, 2030, including:
Plastic straws.
Plastic foam food containers.
Single-use plastic bags.
Foam plastic products covered by the regulation.
Where local governments adopt earlier prohibitions, producers must follow the earlier local requirement.
Important Deadlines
October 18, 2019: Regulation established.
December 5, 2019: Regulation entered into force.
2020: Ten-year producer roadmap period began.
2020-2029: Progressive waste-reduction implementation period.
Annually: Producers monitor and report implementation.
2029: Producers are expected to achieve the 30% waste-reduction target.
January 1, 2030: Specified disposable plastic products and packaging formats are scheduled to be prohibited under the roadmap framework, unless local restrictions apply earlier.
Current Status
Active and legally binding.
Indonesia’s official legislative database continues to list Regulation No. 75/2019 as in force.
The Ministry of Environment’s current waste-reduction platform also continues to provide guidance to producers on implementation of the regulation and the 2029 target.
Penalties for Non-Compliance
The regulation includes a framework of incentives and disincentives rather than functioning exclusively through a conventional packaging tax or recycling fee.
Potential consequences can include:
Regulatory warnings.
Administrative measures.
Loss of government incentives.
Public disclosure or reputational consequences.
Additional enforcement under Indonesia’s Waste Management Law and environmental legislation.
Requirements imposed by local governments.
The specific consequence depends on the nature of non-compliance and the relevant national or regional legal basis.
Examples of Known Violations / Failure Modes
Failing to prepare a producer roadmap.
Failing to establish a credible baseline.
Missing annual implementation reporting.
Underreporting packaging volumes.
Counting unsupported recycling as waste reduction.
Double counting reused or recycled packaging.
Failing to implement take-back commitments.
Using packaging labels unsupported by actual recyclability.
Ignoring local single-use plastic prohibitions.
Treating a general corporate sustainability target as equivalent to the statutory roadmap.
Failing to address difficult-to-recycle packaging.
Failing to prepare for the 2029 reduction target.
Assuming the January 2030 national date overrides stricter earlier local rules.
Resources
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