Law on Waste Management, 2008 (Indonesia)

The Law on Waste Management regulates household waste, household-like waste (e.g., commercial, industrial, social and public) and specific waste. (hazardous, toxic, disaster, construction/demolition and periodical). The management of waste is conducted based on the principle of responsibility, sustainability, profitability, justice, awareness, togetherness, safety, security and economic value. The objective of management of waste is to increase public health and environmental quality, as well as to utilize waste as energy source. The task of government and the local government is to ensure that waste management will be implemented in a good manner and based on environmentally sound management, in line with the objective of this Act. The law defines the authorities of the central government, provincial government and district/municipality government in connection with waste management. The law also defines the obligations of different parties in the management of the different kinds of waste. Furthermore, the implementation of waste management includes waste reduction, waste handling and specific waste management. The law also contains provisions on prohibited acts, monitoring, administrative sanction, dispute settlement, investigation and criminal penalties.