Deputy Minister of Environment and Head of the Environmental Control\nAgency, Diaz Hendropriyono, has assessed that national waste management\nperformance still requires significant improvement. He emphasised that\nincreases in management achievements must be accompanied by reductions\nin the number of legal violations in the waste sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll waste management figures must rise\u2014TPS3R must increase, TPST\nnumbers must rise, RDF quantities must increase. But there is one figure\nthat must fall: the number of cases (violations in the waste sector), so\nas to demonstrate that management is functioning properly,\u201d Diaz stated\non the second day of the National Waste Management Coordination Meeting\n2026 at Balai Kartini in Jakarta on Thursday, 26 February.<\/p>\n
Diaz noted that waste management has become an urgent issue requiring\nimmediate action through cross-sectoral collaboration and active public\nparticipation. Management cannot be limited to downstream interventions\nbut must be strengthened from the source in accordance with the existing\nregulatory framework.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are authorities and responsibilities assigned to provinces and\nregencies\/cities under Law 18\/2008. This legislation comprehensively\nsets out guidance for the public, government powers, and enforcement\nsanctions,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n
He added that the central government through the Ministry of\nEnvironment continues to exercise supervisory functions should regional\ngovernments fail to take necessary action as mandated by applicable\nregulations.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt must also be emphasised that waste management is a complex\nproblem. According to applicable legislation, Law No.\u00a032 of 2009 and Law\nNo.\u00a018 of 2008, the Ministry of Environment\/Environmental Control Agency\ncan act as a second line of enforcement when, for instance, a governor\nfails to take action against a regency or city,\u201d he clarified.<\/p>\n
On this occasion, Diaz also commended several regions that\nsuccessfully improved waste management and obtained Certificates Towards\nClean Cities, including Surabaya, Balikpapan, and Ciamis.<\/p>\n
\u201cCongratulations to the regions that yesterday received Certificates\nTowards Clean Cities: Surabaya, Balikpapan, and Ciamis. Hopefully next\nyear some may obtain the Adipura award, or even in subsequent years\nachieve Adipura Kencana status,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The National Waste Management Coordination Meeting 2026, held on\n25\u201326 February, was attended by the Coordinating Minister for Food\nAffairs Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Environment and Head of the\nEnvironmental Control Agency Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, Minister of Home\nAffairs Tito Karnavian, Minister of Population and Family Development\nand Head of the National Population and Family Planning Board Wihaji,\nDeputy Minister of Villages and Development of Disadvantaged Regions\nAhmad Riza Patria, and various ministry and agency officials alongside\nregional leaders from across Indonesia.<\/p>\n
Through this forum, the government has targeted national waste\nmanagement coverage reaching 63.41 per cent by 2026 and increasing to\n100 per cent by 2029. This target is expected to suppress legal\nviolations in the waste sector whilst improving the overall and\nsustainable waste management system throughout Indonesia.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/deputy-environmental-minister-waste-management-must-improve-violations-must-be-reduced-1772165536", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }