Abstract:
Plastic waste management is currently a major problem in several countries, especially in Indonesia. Because
plastic waste cannot be decomposed.
In South Kalimantan which is a wetland area, plastic waste is a serious problem that must be handled by the
local government, due to the nature of wetlands that have a high water content or are inundated by water,
either permanently or seasonally. The Non-decomposition of plastic waste will destroy wetlands. The specific
objectives to be achieved are: (1) The legal policies that local governments take manage plastic waste in South
Kalimantan. (2) The ideal future policy of plastic waste management to preserve the sustainability of wetlands.
The method used to compile this research is doctrinal legal research. Legal research here does not merely
examine the law as a statutory rule but also examines how the law has a positive effect on people's lives. The
result shows that in drafting future policy/law the viewpoint must be established that the policy direction of
the ius constituendum is not only aimed at providing protection of the right to the environment for humans
but also changing the environmental paradigm and outlook towards Ecocentrism and Deep Ecology rather
than the views of Anthropocentrism and Shallow Ecology.
Keywords
Plastic Waste, Management, Wetlands;
