Food waste management regulation in Indonesia to achieve sustainable development goals

Abstract

This article discussed various regulation of food waste management in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to find out the regulations governing food waste management in Indonesia. By using a normative research method that makes laws and regulations the main study material in this article. Population growth and changes in consumption patterns result in an increase of the volume, type, and characteristics of waste in Indonesia. Food waste was the biggest contributor to the waste production in Indonesia. Food waste occupied the first position in the composition of waste in Indonesia amount 40.3%. Article 28 H paragraph (1) of the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia had mentioned that a good and healthy environment was the right of every citizen. The right to a good and healthy environment was aligned with other human rights so that their position was equal. By implementing food waste management from production to after consumption through the right strategy, it will be able to reduce the environmental impact of food waste and contribute to sustainable development goals. The results found by the authors that there were no specific rules governing food waste management in Indonesia. There were regulations governing both organic and non-organic waste in the laws that owned by Indonesia, but none had specifically discussed about food waste.