Jakarta Governor Urges Residents to Sort Waste at Home: It Must Be Done

JAKARTA – Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has called on Jakarta residents to begin adopting the habit of sorting waste at home.

According to him, this practice cannot be postponed any further and must be undertaken by all residents.

“Regarding waste, we will indeed prepare facilities for Jakarta residents shortly. Regardless of preference, residents must begin getting accustomed to sorting waste,” said Pramono when met in the Monas area on Tuesday, 17 March 2026.

To date, almost all waste from Jakarta has been disposed of at Bantargebang without being sorted.

“Because first, the limitations of Bantargebang mean that all this waste cannot be managed as it was before,” he said.

In addition to requesting residents to sort waste, the Jakarta Provincial Government is also preparing waste treatment facilities. In the near term, the government will decide on the development of three waste-to-energy power plants, one of which will be located at Bantargebang.

Additionally, the RDF Rorotan facility will also commence full operations shortly.

“Currently, finalisation is underway not only for commissioning but for full operation,” he said.

However, the capacity of RDF Rorotan will be adjusted to avoid causing odour and disruption to neighbouring residents.

Waste sorting will be divided into four categories:

First, organic waste such as food scraps that can be made into compost.

Second, recyclable waste such as plastic, paper, and metals.

Third, hazardous waste or toxic materials.

Fourth, residual waste or waste that cannot be processed further.

Using this approach, the volume of waste sent to Bantargebang can be reduced and waste management in Jakarta will improve.