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        "id": 1832903,
        "msgid": "cross-sector-collaboration-key-to-accelerating-sustainable-waste-management-1782831086",
        "date": "2026-06-30 21:05:00",
        "title": "Cross-Sector Collaboration Key to Accelerating Sustainable Waste Management",
        "author": "Putri Yuliani",
        "source": "MEDIA_INDONESIA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Environment",
        "summary": "Stakeholders stress that reducing waste in Indonesia requires tighter collaboration between government, industry, and communities. The discussion, held by PT Heinz ABC Indonesia, highlighted the role of Extended Producer Responsibility and circular economy principles. Without multi-sector synergy, national waste reduction targets will be difficult to achieve.",
        "content": "<p>Reducing waste in Indonesia requires closer collaboration between the\ngovernment, industry, waste management organisations, communities, and\nthe public. Without cross-sector synergy, the implementation of a\ncircular economy and national waste reduction targets will be difficult\nto achieve. This view emerged during the discussion \u2018Circular Economy in\nAction: Multi-Sectoral Partnership Synergy in Accelerating Sustainable\nWaste Management\u2019, organised by PT Heinz ABC Indonesia to commemorate\nWorld Environment Day 2026 in Jakarta on Tuesday (30\/6). General Counsel\nand Head of Corporate Affairs at PT Heinz ABC Indonesia, Mira Buanawati,\nstated that sustainable waste management cannot be resolved by a single\nparty. According to her, collaboration is key to building a system\ncapable of returning more post-consumer packaging to the recycling\nchain. \u2018ABC Indonesia supports the national agenda in implementing\nExtended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and the circular economy in\nIndonesia. One way is through a partnership with the Indonesia Packaging\nRecovery Organization (IPRO) as a collaborative platform for producers\nin managing post-consumer packaging. We believe that sustainable waste\nmanagement cannot be carried out by one party alone. Cross-sector\nsynergy is needed to build a system that can encourage more material to\nreturn to the recycling chain and provide greater benefits for the\nenvironment,\u2019 said Mira. According to Mira, the circular economy is an\napproach that encourages materials to remain in the use cycle for as\nlong as possible through reduction, reuse, and recycling. In practice,\nthis concept can start from simple activities, such as sorting waste\nfrom home and channelling used packaging to waste banks or appropriate\ncollection routes so it can be reprocessed into raw materials or new\nproducts. This commitment, she continued, is in line with the Minister\nof Environment and Forestry Regulation Number 75 of 2019 concerning the\nWaste Reduction Roadmap by Producers, which encourages businesses to\napply the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle (3R) through the\nExtended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme. Director of Circular\nEconomy and Waste Management at the Ministry of Environment, Agus Rusly,\nsaid the government continues to encourage the transformation of waste\nmanagement from a linear system towards a circular economy that views\nwaste as a resource with economic value. \u2018The implementation of EPR is\nan important instrument to ensure producers are also responsible for the\npost-consumer packaging they produce. The success of this agenda\nrequires strong collaboration between the government, industry, waste\nmanagement actors, and the community so that national waste reduction\ntargets can be achieved effectively and sustainably,\u2019 he said. In its\nimplementation, the Indonesia Packaging Recovery Organization (IPRO)\nacts as a non-profit organisation formed by producers to support\npost-consumer packaging management through a segregated collection\nsystem and packaging recovery so it can re-enter the recycling chain.\nIPRO General Manager Reza Andreanto said a package\u2019s journey does not\nend after it is used by the consumer. Through the collaboration of\nvarious parties, more packaging is successfully recovered, thereby\nreducing waste leakage into the environment and landfills. \u2018The more\npackaging that is successfully recovered, the more the burden of waste\nmanagement leakage occurring in the environment and landfills is\nreduced,\u2019 he said. Meanwhile, Founder of Kita Olah Indonesia,\nAndriansyah, assessed that effective waste management can also create\neconomic benefits for the community. According to him, collection for\nrecycling activities not only aim to gather recyclable materials but\nalso open up business opportunities for waste management communities,\ncollectors, and recycling partners. The discussion also highlighted the\nimportance of public participation in supporting the circular economy.\nSimple steps such as sorting waste from home, reducing the use of\nunnecessary materials, and ensuring recyclable packaging enters the\nappropriate collection channels are considered to have a significant\nimpact if carried out consistently. Through collaboration between the\ngovernment, industry, waste management organisations, communities, and\nthe public, ABC Indonesia hopes that more post-consumer packaging can\nbecome part of the economic cycle. This effort is expected not only to\nsupport a cleaner environment but also to build a more efficient and\nsustainable resource management system.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/cross-sector-collaboration-key-to-accelerating-sustainable-waste-management-1782831086",
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