Policies: 1. Encourage generators to implement hazardous waste minimization and avoidance strategies in their activities; 2. Promote waste exchanges; 3. Encourage establishment recycling facilities for hazardous wastes; and 4. Implement environmental compliance program for industries.

 

 Legislation, regulations and guidelines

 

Article 9 (1), Article 27 (1), and Article 33 (1) of Government Regulation No. 18/1999 Jo 85/1999.

 

 

Existence of commercial treatment facilities for hazardous wastes give generators opportunity to calculate the costs to manage their hazardous waste properly. High costs faced by generators, in turn, could be the reason for industries to reduce generation of hazardous waste. On the other hand, they have to pay more for treatment of more waste their produce. Articles 9, 27, 33 and 18-22 of the GR No. 18/1999 encourage activities to utilization/minimization and 3R of waste. As the specification of the waste is conform with the need of other industries for raw material, generators would gain benefits from it. To discourage improper management of waste, Chapter IX of the Law of Republic of Indonesia No 23/1997 states that any recklessness and or intentional mismanagement of (hazardous) wastes that violate applicable environmental and other rules might be liable for imprisonment and fine. Range of fine is at minimum IDR100,000,000 Rupiah to IDR450,000,000, depend on the crimes committed, and so the the length of imprisonment.

 

 

An Environmental compliance program, called PROPER, has launched by the Ministry of Environment in cooperation with local governments to encourage industries to comply with Indonesian environmental regulations. Inspectors conduct compliance audits to industries, ranked them into five categories (black, red, blue, green, and gold) and the results then announced publicly every year. Black and Red represent insufficient compliance, Blue indicates fully compliance, while Green and Gold represent beyond compliance. Announcement creates incentives and disincentives reputation for industry. Industries ranked Black and Red usually are under pressure since they might face problem with their financial resources such as banks. In this case, they will increase their efforts to comply with applicable regulations such as water and air pollution control and hazardous waste management.