Deputy Environment Minister promotes waste sorting ahead of open dumping cessation

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Deputy Minister of Environment (Wamen LH) Diaz Hendropriyono is encouraging the intensification of waste sorting practices at the upstream level ahead of the complete cessation of open dumping at all final disposal sites (TPA) across Indonesia. In a statement confirmed from Jakarta on Sunday, Wamen LH Diaz said his side is promoting several efforts to increase waste management targets, one of which is sorting from the source. “Without sorting, waste management cannot be completed properly. In addition, we will close open dumping practices at the end of July, so in August the 472 existing TPAs will be resolved,” he stated. At the “North Jakarta 100% Waste Sorting Declaration” held at the Rorotan RDF facility in Cilincing, North Jakarta, on Saturday (18/4), Wamen Diaz conveyed that with the target to end open dumping TPA practices in July, it is hoped that waste management achievements can be improved in line with President Prabowo Subianto’s directives. “This sorting programme is in line with the President’s directives, which aim for 100% managed waste by 2029. By ending open dumping practices, we can raise the current waste management percentage from 26% to 57.7%,” he said. At the declaration event, Wamen Diaz expressed appreciation to the residents of Rorotan sub-district who attended for having implemented the waste sorting programme well. In particular, he highlighted that sorting practices using buckets and waste bank facilities are already available to ensure that only residue ends up at TPAs or RDFs. With those steps, he hopes Rorotan sub-district can serve as an example or model for other sub-districts implementing the sorting programme. “Hopefully from Rorotan, it can become a pilot for the other 30 sub-districts in North Jakarta, so that all can sort waste properly,” he explained. Previously, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK/BPLH) had provided several supporting aids to Rorotan sub-district residents in their waste sorting efforts, including 400 drop points, 12,000 sorting buckets, and 650 kitchen waste bins (Losida).