Jakarta Launches Waste Sorting Initiative, Environment Minister: It Could Become a National Example

Jakarta - The Environment Minister, Jumhur Hidayat, stated that the waste sorting movement starting at the community level in Jakarta could serve as an example for national waste management. He expressed this during the declaration of the waste sorting movement and the launch of Jakarta’s 499th anniversary celebrations in the Car Free Day area on Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said on Sunday (10/5/2026). “Jakarta is an example for us all; we fully support it, and this is becoming a national event,” Jumhur said in his speech. He assessed that the success of waste management heavily depends on community involvement and the readiness of supporting facilities on the ground. “The public wants to sort waste, but sometimes there are no places for it at waste collection points,” he said. Jumhur also revealed that Jakarta’s step to initiate the waste sorting movement has the potential to become a reference for the national waste management policy that the central government is currently preparing. “After being inaugurated by the president, we are now preparing a waste roadmap to be completed across Indonesia in two years. And Jakarta has taken the lead, alhamdulillah. This means we can adopt some ideas and thoughts, and perhaps synchronisation can occur,” he explained. The declaration was held in the Car Free Day area on Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said on Sunday. Pramono stated that the waste sorting movement is being carried out simultaneously in five administrative city areas and the Thousand Islands. “Today, the Jakarta Government, under the guidance and direction of the Coordinating Minister for Food and the Environment Minister, is officially holding the waste sorting activity in accordance with the governor’s instructions,” said Pramono. According to him, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will change the waste management pattern by mandating the sorting of organic and inorganic waste before it is taken to the final disposal site. “Conveniently, besides Bantargebang, we also have the RDF Rorotan and TPS 3R. These will serve as the waste collection points,” he said. Pramono also assured that supervision of waste management in the hotel, restaurant, and cafe sector (horeka) will be tightened after the declaration of the waste sorting movement. According to him, business actors who do not comply with waste management regulations will face sanctions. “If they do not comply or meet the requirements, sanctions will be imposed,” he emphasised. However, Pramono has not yet explained in detail the form of sanctions to be applied.