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        "id": 1688545,
        "msgid": "minister-urges-dprd-speakers-to-drive-waste-management-transformation-1776675072",
        "date": "2026-04-20 14:59:49",
        "title": "Minister urges DPRD speakers to drive waste management transformation",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "Indonesia's Minister Nurofiq has called on regional DPRD councils to bolster waste management efforts through robust policy support and targeted budget allocations, emphasising their pivotal role in achieving national targets of 63.41 percent waste management by 2026 and 100 percent by 2029, alongside a complete ban on open dumping. He positioned environmental development as a core pillar of national growth, integrating circular economy principles, carbon trading, and green investments to drive an 8 percent economic target. The strategy focuses on community-based approaches, household waste sorting, composting, and public education to reduce the annual 51.8 million tons of waste and foster sustainable practices.",
        "content": "<p>In a statement issued on Monday, he emphasized that DPRDs play a\ncrucial role in program implementation through policy support and budget\nallocation.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted the councils\u2019 strategic position in ensuring program\nsustainability by strengthening regulations and allocating sufficient\nand well-targeted budgets for waste management.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe success of waste management is largely determined by local\npolicy and budgetary support, alongside active community participation,\u201d\nhe said during a briefing for DPRD chairs in Magelang, Central Java, on\nSaturday.<\/p>\n<p>Nurofiq stressed that environmental development is no longer treated\nas a secondary issue but as a core foundation of national\ndevelopment.<\/p>\n<p>In line with the national economic growth target of 8 percent, the\nenvironmental sector is being positioned as a new economic driver\nthrough the development of the circular economy, carbon trading, green\ninvestment, and eco-friendly infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>In waste management, the government is targeting a management rate of\n63.41 percent by 2026, with a goal of reaching 100 percent by 2029.<\/p>\n<p>With national waste generation reaching 51.8 million tons annually, a\ncommunity-based approach has become the primary strategy to reduce the\nburden on landfills while improving overall management quality.<\/p>\n<p>The government is also pushing for a complete ban on open dumping by\n2026, along with optimizing waste processing facilities as part of an\nintegrated upstream-to-downstream system.<\/p>\n<p>To strengthen waste management, the government is promoting waste\nsorting at the household level, community-based waste management,\noptimization of landfills through reduce-reuse-recycle practices, and\nthe enhancement of Integrated Waste Management Sites.<\/p>\n<p>Independent organic waste processing through composting and the reuse\nof inorganic waste are also key components of the system.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the government is intensifying public education efforts\nwhile strengthening the role of communities and neighborhoods as drivers\nof behavioral change.<\/p>\n<p>This approach is expected to foster a more responsible and\nsustainable waste management culture.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Deputy minister urges waste sorting as open dumping ban\nnears<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Danantara forms Denera to expand waste-to-energy\npush<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Prisca Triferna, Raka Adji<\/p>",
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