Tangerang, July 12 -- The Ministry of Environment is drafting a Ministerial Regulation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), which will require producers to take greater responsibility for managing the plastic packaging waste generated by their products.

Minister of Environment Muhammad Jumhur Hidayat said the policy will be implemented through the establishment of a Packaging Recovery Organization (PRO) as a collaborative waste management institution.

This regulation is intended as a strategic measure to ensure sustainable plastic waste management, with funding provided by the industrial sector rather than the State Budget (APBN).

"The ministerial regulation on EPR extends the responsibility of producers who produce plastic waste...