DKI Deploys 200 Sanitation Workers for 499th Anniversary Launch

Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Jakarta Provincial Government deployed 200 sanitation workers along Jalan HR Rasuna Said, the site of the “Keep Jakarta Clean, Sort Waste” declaration as part of the 499th Jakarta Anniversary Launch on Sunday, 10 May 2026. “To ensure the event area remains clean, comfortable, and orderly, the DKI Jakarta Environmental Agency (DLH) has mobilised 200 sanitation workers along with supporting facilities and infrastructure on Jalan HR Rasuna Said,” said DKI Jakarta DLH Head Dudi Gardesi in Jakarta on Saturday. He stated that his agency has also prepared facilities including three road sweeper units, two inorganic trucks, two electric compactor trucks, 100 dust bins, three sulo bins, 1,000 plastic bags, five toilet buses, two dirty water tanks, and two clean water tanks. In the “Keep Jakarta Clean, Sort Waste” declaration activity at the Jalan HR Rasuna Said Corridor and Pasar Festival pedestrian area, the DKI Provincial Government invites residents to jointly sort waste from households. Dudi said that sorting waste at the source is an important step to strengthen waste management in Jakarta. The majority of waste generation comes from households, with nearly half being organic waste and the rest potentially recyclable. “Through the Governor of DKI Jakarta’s Instruction No. 5 of 2026 on the Waste Sorting and Processing Movement from the Source, we want to invite the community to understand that sorting waste is no longer just an option, but a collective need to save Jakarta from a waste emergency,” said Dudi. According to Dudi, this step is increasingly important because starting from 1 August 2026, the Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) Bantargebang will only accept residual waste. In fact, by 2027, TPST Bantargebang is targeted to no longer accept waste. Therefore, changing residents’ behaviour becomes an important part of building a more sustainable waste management system. Several areas, including Kelurahan Rorotan, have begun implementing a waste sorting system and will serve as models to be replicated in other areas of Jakarta. Dudi assessed that good practices at the sub-district level show that reducing waste at the source can be achieved if the government, residents, and collaborators work together. Residents can participate in inorganic waste saving activities to understand that well-sorted waste can have economic value. “The movement to sort organic waste, inorganic waste, household hazardous waste, and residual waste at the source is a simple step, but it has a significant impact on Jakarta’s cleaner and more sustainable future,” concluded Dudi.