Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Jakarta provincial government is strengthening\nwaste management at source through its Large-Scale Social Collaboration\nProgramme (KSBB) for the Environment, in an effort to reduce the volume\nof waste sent to the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Site\n(TPST).<\/p>\n
The programme connects community needs with support from businesses,\nranging from providing waste-management facilities to education aimed at\nbuilding the habit of sorting waste at home.<\/p>\n
Jakarta Environment Agency Deputy Head Purwanti Suryandari said on\nThursday that waste management must begin at household level. The\navailability of facilities must be accompanied by changes in public\nbehaviour so that waste sorting and processing can be carried out\nconsistently.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone is responsible for the waste they produce and should sort\nit at home. Waste that can still be processed needs to be separated so\nit can be reused, rather than all of it ending up at the Bantargebang\nintegrated waste-processing site,\u201d she said in an official\nstatement.<\/p>\n
One implementation of the KSBB Environment programme\u2019s\nwaste-management cluster is taking place in RW 06, Srengseng Sawah urban\nvillage, Jagakarsa, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Under the programme, the Jakarta Environment Agency brings residents\u2019\nneeds together with support from partners, including waste-collection\nequipment, composting facilities and education on waste sorting.<\/p>\n
In RW 06, Srengseng Sawah, PT BRI Multifinance Indonesia (BRI\nFinance) has contributed two electric motorised carts, seven 200-litre\ncomposting bins and one compost sifter with a capacity of 100\u2013150\nkilograms per hour.<\/p>\n
The support also includes 145 eight-litre buckets, 10 20-litre\nbuckets, 11 60-litre bins and five 120-litre rubbish bins.<\/p>\n
In addition to supplying equipment, BRI Finance provided\nwaste-sorting training for children and teenagers to foster\nwaste-management habits from an early age.<\/p>\n
BRI Finance President Director Ignatius Susatyo Wijoyo said waste\nissues require joint involvement from the government, businesses and the\npublic. Through the KSBB Environment programme, the company hopes its\nsupport will assist sanitation workers while encouraging residents to\nparticipate actively.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope the facilities and equipment provided will make sanitation\nworkers\u2019 jobs in the field easier and faster, and encourage residents to\nmake sorting waste at home a habit,\u201d he said.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/jakarta-strengthens-waste-management-through-environmental-collaboration-programme-1793274965", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }