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This study examines the effectiveness of waste management laws and policies in Indonesia and proposes innovative strategies and policy recommendations to enhance waste management practices. The research employs a normative legal research methodology to analyze the existing legal framework and identify gaps and challenges in waste management implementation. The findings reveal that while Indonesia has established waste management laws and policies, their effectiveness is hindered by limited resources, inadequate infrastructure, weak enforcement mechanisms, and cultural attitudes toward waste. These contextual factors contribute to challenges such as improper waste disposal and low recycling rates. To address these limitations, the study proposes innovative strategies and policy recommendations. These include adopting an integrated waste management approach, strengthening extended producer responsibility, promoting community-based waste management initiatives, encouraging waste-to-energy and conversion technologies, improving waste collection infrastructure, enhancing public awareness and education, and strengthening enforcement and governance mechanisms.