Environment Minister demands West Sumatra waste issues resolved by 2027
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Environment Minister Moh Jumhur Hidayat has urged regional authorities to resolve waste issues in West Sumatra by 2027 and to create a roadmap for handling the problem from upstream to downstream.
“I want, after this coordination meeting, for us to have a roadmap for West Sumatra. Later, several needs will emerge, and we can see which ones we can support and what we can support. The point is, within the next one to two years, it must be completed. At the very least, by the end of 2027, all waste matters must be fully resolved,” said Minister Jumhur, who also serves as Head of the Environmental Control Agency, in a statement confirmed from Jakarta on Wednesday.
Speaking after a coordination meeting in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, on Tuesday (14/7), Minister Jumhur stated that cross-government collaboration is a crucial part of the orchestration and integrated oversight. The approach is not merely about relying on additional final processing facilities but has begun to focus on transforming the concept of waste management from one previously seen as an ecological burden into a modern, valuable, and sustainable environmental governance system.
Jumhur explained that the strategic roadmap includes changing community habits to reduce waste at the source, strengthening the role of waste banks, optimising processing technology, and ensuring every Final Processing Site operates by implementing environmental management techniques that prioritise strict environmental protection principles.
On the same occasion, West Sumatra Governor Mahyeldi Ansharullah viewed the meeting as an important momentum. According to him, integrated reform is absolutely necessary so that waste issues in West Sumatra do not burden regional development.
“Waste remains the biggest problem in West Sumatra. These issues require comprehensive waste management reform, starting from waste reduction at the source, strengthening waste banks, increasing processing capacity, to final processing that meets environmental standards,” said the Governor.