Jakarta (ANTARA) - Member of Commission D of the DKI Jakarta DPRD,\nNabilah Aboebakar Alhabsyi, stated that the culture of sorting waste\nmust begin in the government environment, including in sub-district\noffices, districts, and all Regional Work Units (SKPD), to set an\nexample for the public.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we want the public to be disciplined in sorting waste from home,\nthen government agency offices must first become examples. Do not let\nthe campaign movement be strong, but the practice in the field is not\nyet consistent,\u201d said Nabilah in Jakarta on Monday.<\/p>\n
She also expressed full support for the Jakarta Governor\u2019s\ninstruction regarding the waste sorting movement from home starting 10\nMay, but this support comes with a firm note that the movement should\nnot stop merely as a slogan.<\/p>\n
She also assessed that the success of the waste reduction movement\ncannot be solely burdened on the public, while government offices have\nnot fully provided an example in the daily implementation of waste\nsorting.<\/p>\n
Nabilah emphasised that the government needs to demonstrate real\nstandards so that the campaign has legitimacy in the eyes of the\npublic.<\/p>\n
She also highlighted the waste problem in Jakarta, which to this day\nstill relies on downstream handling, especially at the Bantargebang\nIntegrated Waste Processing Site. However, according to her, the root of\nthe problem lies upstream, namely the suboptimal sorting from the\nsource.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs long as waste from homes is still mixed, the burden downstream\nwill continue to pile up. Jakarta cannot continue to rely on\nBantargebang. This is a momentum; we utilise it with various\nsolution-oriented ways so that the waste problem can be resolved\nupstream,\u201d said Nabilah.<\/p>\n
She asserted that behavioural change will not run effectively without\nleadership by example from the government itself.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government must be present, not just through exhortations, but\nthrough real examples. Starting from government offices first, then the\npublic will believe and follow the movement,\u201d stated Nabilah.<\/p>\n
Previously, Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung hoped that the\nsource-based waste sorting programme could reduce the waste disposal\nburden at the TPST Bantargebang.<\/p>\n
\u201cOfficially, the Jakarta Government is holding a waste sorting\nactivity, in accordance with the Governor\u2019s Instruction. This activity\nis not half-hearted because it runs simultaneously in five cities and\nalso in the Thousand Islands to carry out waste sorting,\u201d said\nPramono.<\/p>\n
According to him, if the waste sorting programme runs effectively,\nthen the waste problems that have occurred in Jakarta so far can be\nhandled quickly because with the separation of organic and inorganic\nwaste, the waste disposal burden to TPST Bantargebang and the waste sent\nlater will only be the residue.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/dki-legislator-states-waste-sorting-culture-must-begin-with-the-government-1778467998", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }