Electronic Waste Governance in Indonesia: Assigning Stakeholder Responsibility Under the Polluter Pays Principle
Date Published : 4 June 2026
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Dewi Elvani Lumban Gaol
School of Law and International Studies, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, 15339, Indonesia
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Ulya Yasmine Prisandani
School of Law and International Studies, Universitas Prasetiya Mulya, 15339, Indonesia
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Dewi Elvani Lumban Gaol, D. E. L. G., & Ulya Yasmine Prisandani, U. Y. P. (2026). Electronic Waste Governance in Indonesia: Assigning Stakeholder Responsibility Under the Polluter Pays Principle. Lex Recente: Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Law, 2(1), 81-104. https://conference.uii.ac.id/isc/paper/view/672