Environment Minister Urges Regional Governments to Join the Waste Sorting Movement
The Waste Sorting Movement is an initiative by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to reduce household waste volumes directly. The programme focuses on separating organic, inorganic, hazardous (B3), and residual waste. This movement involves active participation from residents, PKK groups, and RW administrators to create separate waste bins.
“This marks a new historical milestone for Jakarta in maintaining cleanliness and the quality of life for its residents. Indeed, Jakarta must lead by example. After being inaugurated by the president, we are now preparing a waste management roadmap to resolve this issue across Indonesia within two years,” said Jumhur Hidayat in his remarks on Sunday (10/5/2026).
Jumhur stated that Jakarta has implemented the waste sorting movement ahead of others, allowing it to serve as a model for other regions in Indonesia.
“And Jakarta has taken the lead in this, alhamdulillah. This means we can adopt some ideas and thoughts. There might even be synchronisation,” he said.
Jumhur explained that the entire country produces around 141,000 tonnes of waste every day. In Jakarta alone, the waste volume reaches about 8,000 tonnes per day. In fact, across Indonesia, 75% of waste is still not properly processed.
According to him, the president has planned a serious movement to combat the waste problem in Indonesia over the next two to three years.
“Of course, as its apparatus, insyaallah, we must be even more serious in ensuring that the aspiration to turn waste not just into a problem but also into something with economic value becomes a reality within the next two to three years,” he stated.
Jumhur emphasised that the Ministry of Environment will not only issue sanctions or warnings to regions but will also offer solutions and policy options related to waste management.
“Therefore, moving forward, the Ministry of Environment will provide warnings while discussing and even offering policy options that could be implemented for each province, especially in Jakarta. Let us think together,” he explained.
Jumhur urged all regions in Indonesia to implement the waste sorting movement with adequate facilities to ensure smooth waste separation.
“For that reason, regents, governors, sub-district heads, and village heads must ensure that the waste sorting movement is supported by policies providing adequate facilities. That way, waste separation can run perfectly,” he said.
Meanwhile, DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo stated that Jakarta’s waste problem cannot be solved alone. He hopes the waste sorting movement can become a new step in resolving Jakarta’s waste issues.
“I am convinced that through the guidance and leadership of the Environment Minister, hopefully, with the Coordinating Minister for Food, we can carry out this waste sorting effort seriously and earnestly, making it a new movement for Jakarta in sorting waste. My hope is that Jakarta’s ongoing waste problem, which has never been fully resolved, can finally be settled,” he concluded.
On that occasion, environmental activist Jerhemy Owen also read the Declaration of Keeping Jakarta Clean through Waste Sorting. The declaration includes commitments for 100% waste sorting in households, public facilities, commercial areas, and industrial zones in Jakarta.
Additionally, the declaration emphasises strengthening integrated waste management systems, reducing waste to final processing sites, and enhancing education and cross-sector collaboration for sustainable waste management.