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TOP REPORT Waste Minimization

Practice in Businesses

Through Jakarta Less Waste
Initiative (JLWI), the provincial
government of Jakarta
(Pemprov DKI) invited the man-
agements of offices, buildings,
malls and restaurants to be the
pioneer in reducing waste in busi-
ness practices.

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rashes are generated not only in 2019, around 77% of all bussiness Through this program, the provincial
from the residential areas, but sectors have not yet acknowledge the government of DKI Jakarta (Pemprov
Talso from the commercial sites. obligation in managing their waste in- DKI) invited the owners of office buld-
In fact, the commercial areas are in dependently, although there are re- ings, hotels, malls, restaurants and
the second place of waste sources in gional regulation (Perda) from DKI Ja- other commercial areas to be the pio-
Jakarta. Survey from Jakarta’s Sani- karta No.3/2013 which tells that every neer of this waste minimization prac-
tation Agency shows that commercial commercials, industrial and special tices.
and industrial areas contributed 29% areas management must handle their It is hoped that the program will
of total waste production. The com- own waste management. create inovative and initiative efforts
mercial activities produced an average Hence to reduce the waste from in reducing waste, especially plas-
of 2,152 tons of waste per day, which commercial industries, Jakarta En- tic waste. Pemprov DKI has targetted
came from shopping centers, restau- vironment Agency developed Jakarta waste reduction by 10% in business
rants and offices. Less Waste Initiative (JLWI) programs areas with the implementation of this
Ironically, from the survey’s result for office and restaurant activities. program.