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Govt aims to triple plastic waste collection by 2030 to spur recycling
The government has set out an ambitious plan to increase the country's per annum waste collection capacity to 4.29 million tons by 2030, addressing a key inhibitor to developing the recycling industry.
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Workers sort PET bottles at a waste recycling plant belonging to PT Tridi Oasis Group in this undated handout photograph. Indonesia's waste industry relies primarily on informal waste pickers to collect recyclable plastics and paper for processing further at recycling plants. (Courtesy of PT Tridi Oasis Group/-)
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he government aims to triple the nation’s capacity to collect plastic waste in this decade to address a key inhibitor to developing the recycling industry and work toward fulfilling its promise to cut waste.
The Environment and Forestry Ministry on Wednesday unveiled a 10-year projection model on 10 percent annual growth in the nation’s plastic waste collection capacity to reach a target of 4.29 million tons by 2030.
Waste management director Novrizal Tahar said the environment ministry would increase the waste collection capacity through means such as creating more waste banks, installing more recycling bins, partnering with waste management technology start-ups and empowering waste pickers who formed the backbone of Indonesia’s waste industry.
“Eighty percent of the supply chain is still in the informal sector. To increase their capacity, collaboration with [technology] start-ups is needed," Novrizal told a virtual discussion hosted by Bisnis.com.
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Novrizal’s presentation also showed that the government set a 2030 target to end plastic waste imports by increasing the domestic collection of consumer waste as opposed to industrial waste. In line with this aim, the environment ministry aimed to increase domestic consumer waste collection to 1.74 million tons by 2023.
He added that the ministry was pushing the finance ministry to reduce value added tax (VAT) on recycled plastic products from 10 percent to 2 percent to increase their competitiveness.
