TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Jakarta Provincial Government is expanding\nits electronic waste management efforts through the E-Waste School\nMovement program. Initiated by community organization PT Daur Ulang\nSampah Elektronik (EwasteRJ) in tandem with the Jakarta Environmental\nAgency and the Education Agency, the initiative launched at SMAN 68\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
The Head of the Community Participation, Data, and Information\nDivision at the Jakarta Environmental Agency, Elisabeth Tarigan, stated\nthat the program aims to strengthen public awareness regarding waste\nmanagement and sorting, particularly for electronic waste. She explained\nthat the initiative began at eco-friendly Adiwiyata schools before\nexpanding to other educational institutions across the capital.<\/p>\n
\u201cSMAN 68 was selected as the initial representative, and the program\nwill then move to other Adiwiyata schools. There are 441 Adiwiyata\nschools out of approximately 9,000 schools across Jakarta,\u201d Elisabeth\nsaid following the kickoff event at SMAN 68 Jakarta on Tuesday,\nSeptember 22, 2026.<\/p>\n
She added that expanding the initiative is necessary to broaden\npublic access to electronic waste collection facilities. While the\nJakarta Environmental Agency previously placed e-waste drop boxes in\nseveral government offices and public buildings, the rollout faced\nequipment and budgetary constraints.<\/p>\n
Under the program, participating schools will receive a designated\ndrop box to collect electronic waste. \u201cElectronic waste does not\naccumulate in the same high volumes as organic or inorganic waste,\u201d she\nnoted.<\/p>\n
The collected electronic items will be transported to specialized\nprocessing facilities. Transport schedules will adapt to each school\u2019s\nneeds, triggered either when a drop box reaches capacity or according to\na set timetable.<\/p>\n
Elisabeth expressed hope that the program will allow the electronic\nwaste management process to be tracked systematically through to final\nprocessing. \u201cProcessing e-waste is more complex than processing plastic.\nPlastic recycling has presented long-standing challenges, and electronic\nwaste processing is even more difficult,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
EwasteRJ Founder Rafa Jafar stated that the organization aims to\nreach all designated Adiwiyata schools within a year. \u201cWe will not stop\nat a single city, but will continue this roadshow, starting with\nAdiwiyata schools first,\u201d Rafa remarked.<\/p>\n
Rafa noted that a similar outreach effort will simultaneously expand\nto several other regions. \u201cIn tandem with Jakarta, we will extend\noperations to Yogyakarta, Bali, and Bandung,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to Rafa, managing electronic waste effectively requires not\nonly physical infrastructure such as recycling plants, but also social\ninfrastructure in the form of public literacy. He emphasized that\nestablishing drop boxes must go hand in hand with educating the\ncommunity about the nature of electronic waste.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf people people don\u2019t even know what e-waste is, there\u2019s no point\nin having a million drop box locations as no one will dispose of it\nthere,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
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