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        "msgid": "central-java-waste-crisis-6-3-million-tonnes-annually-only-60-per-cent-managed-1771952655",
        "date": "2026-02-24 22:35:00",
        "title": "Central Java Waste Crisis: 6.3 Million Tonnes Annually, Only 60 Per Cent Managed",
        "author": "Satria K Yudha",
        "source": "REPUBLIKA",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Central Java faces a significant waste management crisis, producing 6.3 million tonnes annually but managing only 60 per cent, leaving the province well short of Indonesia's 2029 zero-waste target. Governor Ahmad Luthfi has escalated the issue to central government, with the provincial administration implementing the Jateng ASRI movement featuring refuse-derived fuel processing and waste-to-energy facilities already operational in several regencies.",
        "content": "<p>REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA \u2014 The volume of waste in Central Java\n(Jateng) reaches approximately 6.3 million tonnes per year, and not all\nof it is being managed. The provincial government notes that only about\n60 per cent of the waste can be processed, while the remainder remains a\nchallenge at the local level.<\/p>\n<p>The Governor of Central Java, Ahmad Luthfi, said that the current\nmanagement capacity is not yet sufficient to handle the entire annual\nwaste generation. \u201cWaste in Central Java is almost 6.36 million tonnes\nper year. Only about 60 per cent can be processed, and the rest is not\nbeing managed optimally. This must be a serious concern for all of us,\u201d\nsaid Luthfi after attending a clean-up event in commemoration of\nNational Waste Awareness Day at Jodo Beach, Sidorejo Village, Gringsing\nDistrict, Batang Regency, Tuesday (24 February 2026).<\/p>\n<p>Luthfi reminded that the central government has set a target for\nIndonesia to achieve zero waste by 2029. This serves as the background\nfor the Jateng ASRI movement (Safe, Healthy, Clean and Beautiful), which\naims to strengthen waste management in the region.<\/p>\n<p>To map out the issues in detail, Luthfi asked regents and mayors to\nimmediately submit concrete data on waste management in their respective\nareas. \u201cI will bring this to a meeting at the central level tomorrow,\u201d\nhe said.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the Environmental and Forestry Agency of Central Java\nProvince, Widi Hartanto, explained that one of the strategies being\ndeveloped is the processing of waste into refuse-derived fuel (RDF).<\/p>\n<p>RDF-based processing has been implemented in Cilacap, Banyumas, and\nMagelang regencies, while waste processing into electrical energy has\nbeen operating in Surakarta City.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Central Java Provincial Government is also initiating\ncollaboration between regions in the transformation of landfills into\nintegrated waste processing facilities (TPST), including cooperation in\nthe provision and utilization of RDF with the cement industry in several\nregencies\/cities,\u201d said Widi.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/central-java-waste-crisis-6-3-million-tonnes-annually-only-60-per-cent-managed-1771952655",
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