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    "data": {
        "id": 1616054,
        "msgid": "learning-from-green-alley-srengseng-saving-waste-earning-rupiah-1773629696",
        "date": "2026-03-16 09:00:00",
        "title": "Learning from Green Alley Srengseng: Saving Waste, Earning Rupiah",
        "author": "Wahyu Adityo Prodjo",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Green Alley in Srengseng, West Jakarta, has transformed itself into a clean, well-maintained community through an integrated waste management programme. The initiative, which began in 2015, engages residents of all ages in collecting, cleaning, and sorting inorganic waste for recycling through a community waste bank system, resulting in a noticeably cleaner neighbourhood environment.",
        "content": "<p>Despite being narrow\u2014passable only by a single motorcycle\u2014the\nalleyway is remarkably clean, with no litter scattered about and no\nunpleasant odours emanating from the drainage system.<\/p>\n<p>On a Friday afternoon in March 2026, even under the intense Jakarta\nsun, traversing Green Alley on Nanas Street, RT 03\/07, Srengseng, West\nJakarta, felt notably shaded.<\/p>\n<p>The small alley, nestled within the densely populated Jakarta\nmetropolis, is lush with ornamental plants and medicinal herbs. Waste\nbins are strategically positioned at several points, with no rubbish\nscattered or accumulated either along the streets or around the\nbins.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, despite children roaming the alley, none casually\ndiscard snack wrappers or pluck plants as they pass by.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s the secret?\u201d The question that had been circling in my mind\nwas spontaneously posed.<\/p>\n<p>Yustina Suwartiningsih, secretary of Green Alley, smiled. Rather than\nanswering directly, she invited me to walk through the alley towards the\ncommunity waste bank centre.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe approach regarding waste awareness is communicated to all\nresidents, including children. So the approach targets children, men,\nand women alike,\u201d Yustina explained.<\/p>\n<p>According to the system, each household collects inorganic waste such\nas cardboard, plastic bottles, or scrap metal that can be recycled. Each\nitem of waste is cleaned and sorted according to its type.<\/p>\n<p>Since its establishment in 2015 to the present, Yustina noted, the\nmost noticeable difference resulting from increased community awareness\nof waste is that the neighbourhood feels significantly cleaner.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/learning-from-green-alley-srengseng-saving-waste-earning-rupiah-1773629696",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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