Indonesia has been in hot water over its contribution to marine waste since 2015, when a report by researcher Jenna Jambeck ranked Indonesia as the world’s second-worst marine plastic polluter for allowing about 1.29 million tons of plastic waste to enter the ocean in 2010 as a result of improper waste management.
The government has been working to prevent waste from ending up in the ocean, including by building the country’s recycling industry. But the efforts still have a long way to go. Many say the country’s ineffective waste management practices have held the recycling industry back. Indonesia produces about 6.8 million tons of plastic waste annually, according to a 2017 survey by the Indonesia National Plastic Action Partnership, a multi-stakeholder partnership to address plastic pollution.
Only 10 percent – 680,000 tons – of that plastic waste was recycled in the approximately 1,300 recycling centers operating in the country. Most of the plastic was not properly collected and was dumped into landfills, causing 9 percent or 620,000 tons of plastic waste to end up in the sea in 2017. Indonesian Plastic Recycling Association (ADUPI) deputy chairman Justin Wiganda said recyclers blamed the country’s insufficient waste management system. Recyclers said they were unable to obtain proper materials for their industry.
Source: The Jakarta Post
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