An event involving more than 1,000 participants coincided with the\ncommemoration of National Waste Awareness Day. The activity, centred at\na coastal location, was simultaneously carried out across all 35\nregencies and cities throughout Central Java.<\/p>\n
During the clean-up operation, Ahmad Luthfi climbed aboard a loader\nto scoop up piles of rubbish and transfer them to dump trucks standing\nby. Accompanied by Deputy Governor Taj Yasin, Luthfi was seen operating\nthe bucket loader, scooping up a mixture of plastic waste, wood, and\nhousehold refuse that had accumulated along the coastline.<\/p>\n
The bucket was raised full several times before being emptied into\ntruck beds stationed at the shore. The action drew the attention of\nparticipants taking part in the simultaneous waste clean-up.<\/p>\n
On the occasion, Luthfi stated that the waste problem in Central Java\nhad reached emergency levels, necessitating concrete action.<\/p>\n
\u201cWaste in Central Java amounts to nearly 6.36 million tonnes per\nyear. Only around 60 per cent can be processed, while the remainder has\nnot been managed optimally. This must be a serious concern for all of\nus,\u201d Luthfi said in a written statement on Tuesday (24\/2\/2026).<\/p>\n
He reminded attendees that the President had set a target for\nIndonesia to achieve zero waste by 2029. For this reason, the Jateng\nASRI Movement must become a tangible initiative. He requested that all\nregents and mayors immediately submit concrete data on waste management\nin their respective areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow I will bring this to a meeting at the national level,\u201d\nLuthfi said.<\/p>\n
Beyond the waste issue, Luthfi also highlighted the importance of\nprotecting Central Java\u2019s coastline, which stretches approximately 920\nkilometres. At the same venue, he called for coastal reforestation\nprogrammes, including the Mageri Segoro (Guarding the Sea) Movement, to\nbe intensified across the 17 regencies and cities with coastlines.<\/p>\n
The planting of mangroves and coastal vegetation was deemed a\npreventive measure against abrasion and environmental disasters. In\nDecember 2025, planting had reached nearly two million seedlings, and it\nis hoped this figure will continue to increase this year.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the Head of Central Java Province\u2019s Environment and\nForestry Agency, Widi Hartanto, stated that the waste clean-up was a\nfollow-up to the Governor\u2019s Circular on the Central Java ASRI\nMovement.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, waste clean-up operations and tree planting were carried out\nsimultaneously across 35 regencies and cities at the same time, with the\nmajority of regents and mayors directly leading activities in their\nrespective areas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
He also reported on progress in waste management across Central Java.\nCurrently, refuse-derived fuel (RDF)-based waste processing is\noperational in the regencies of Cilacap, Banyumas, and Magelang, whilst\nwaste-to-electricity processing is already running in the city of\nSurakarta.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Central Java Provincial Government has also initiated\ncross-regional collaboration in transforming landfills into Integrated\nWaste Processing Facilities, including cooperation on the provision and\nutilisation of RDF with cement industries in a number of regencies and\ncities,\u201d Widi said.<\/p>\n
Through the Jateng ASRI Movement, the Central Java Provincial\nGovernment is driving the acceleration of waste management\ntransformation whilst building active community participation in\nmaintaining environmental cleanliness.<\/p>\n
In addition to using heavy equipment to clear large volumes of\naccumulated waste, participants also combed the coastline manually,\npicking up and sorting rubbish before placing it into sacks for\ncollection.<\/p>\n
The event was attended by the Central Java Provincial Secretary,\nmembers of the Central Java Regional Leadership Coordination Forum\n(Forkopimda), as well as the Regent of Batang and the Batang Regency\nForkopimda. Regional heads from all 35 regencies and cities participated\nonline.<\/p>\n
Participants involved in the event came from various sectors,\nincluding the military, police, universities, business entities,\ncommunity and religious organisations, volunteers, students, and the\ngeneral public.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/national-waste-awareness-day-ahmad-luthfi-launches-central-java-asri-movement-1771914955", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }