Study Comparison of Plastic Waste Ocean Pollution Management Strategies Between Japan and Indonesia

Abstract

This paper describes the idea of a comparison of the policy framework of the ocean pollution management strategy, involving G20 member countries, especially countries in the Asian region with a sample of developed and developing countries that have the largest archipelago in Asia, as part of an effort to realize the G20 Marine Pollution Agreement and SDGs Point 14. Researchers present how the condition of the waste problem and the comparison of waste management strategies carried out by each country can affect SDGs Point 14. This study uses a comparative research method and uses the Gephi mapping tool to see the direction of policy differences that arise from the results comparison. In Indonesia, as a developing country and the owner of the largest archipelago compared to Japan, representative of developed countries, the focus of waste management is more on domestic strengthening and focusing on each region in each region of Indonesia. Meanwhile, Japan as a developed country already has a cultural maturity in waste management. Therefore, by staying focused on the country, Japan has also begun to take a stance to plunge into global waste management.