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Since it is still in early phase, government of Jakarta how to reduce, sort and recycle waste. By applying the
had only established 147 RWs as pilot locations strategy, total waste delivered to TPST Bantargebang
to implement this strategy. If it is successful, will also reduce. In 2020, the total waste transported
they will apply the strategy to neighboring RWs to Bantargebang has successfully reduced to 22.44%
and subdistricts. “In developed countries, waste (equals to 685,000 tons of waste), eventhough the
management runs smoothly in their community level. strategy had not been implemented. According to
In fact, they have good awareness on the importance Rommel, the decrease in total waste was due to the
of sorting and recycling waste,” Agung told JaKita. running system under the coordination of Indonesian
Ministry of Environment and Forestry. As for this year,
However, it is not easy to reach the same level of they are targetting decrease for at least 24%.
awareness as theirs, since it requires years of process.
In fact, developed countries such as Singapore and Increase Information
Japan which often become the pilot countries in Asia
had started the process tens of years ago. Founder of Indonesia Solid Waste Association (INSWA)
Sri Bebassari said in order to create tradition of
Targetting 24 Percent sorting waste from its sources, it is important to make
known of the regulation on waste management (such
Jakarta Environment Agency’s head of sanitation as governor instruction no.107/2019 and regulation
management section, Rommel Pasaribu said all no.77/2020) to all residents. She believes Jakarta can
this time, Jakarta residents’ contribution in waste follow Singapore which always become a pilot city for
management is to put all their waste in place. They waste management system in Southeast Asia.
are not used to reduce, sort out and recycle the
waste, yet. “That is why a support in regulating policy “There are five aspects required for the city to have
is needed, to fasten the process,” Rommel said in our good waste management system: law, institutions,
phone conversation. funding, social culture, and technology. If all of the
five aspects are completed, Jakarta has no other
Today, the RWs designated for this pilot program had reason for taking too long to change,” said Sri.
been receiving technical guidance and trainings on sam/yen/sya

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