Jakpro encourages residents to sort waste at source through community-based programme

Jakarta (ANTARA) - PT Jakarta Propertindo (Perseroda), known as Jakpro, is encouraging the public to play a direct role in sorting and managing waste at its source through a community-based programme.

This Social and Environmental Responsibility (TJSL) programme has been developed using a participatory, inclusive, and sustainable approach to ensure long-term benefits.

“We want Jakpro’s TJSL programme to go beyond merely providing aid. What is more important is how the programme can create change, build community independence, and provide measurable benefits,” said the VP Corporate Secretary of PT Jakarta Prolarindo (Perseroda), M. Alfin Rinaldinsyah, in Jakarta on Wednesday.

The Community-Based Waste Sorting Programme implements an independent sorting system across six neighbourhood units (RT), comprising three RTs in RW 006 Sunter Agung, North Jakarta, and three RTs in the RW Papanggo area, North Jakarta.

The programme aims to achieve the sorting of between 3,850 and 4,000 kilograms of saleable waste, which is estimated to have an economic value of approximately Rp11.5–Rp12 million by the end of December 2026.

Furthermore, the programme is projected to contribute to the avoidance of approximately 5,800–6,000 kilograms of CO2e, or about 5.8–6 tonnes of CO2e.

Alfin explained that the programme targets a community participation rate of around 80 per cent of total households (KK) by December 2026.

According to him, high levels of community participation will demonstrate that waste management can evolve into a collective movement when residents are positioned not just as beneficiaries, but as primary actors.

Alfin noted that a community-based approach is vital because the sustainability of waste management is heavily dependent on the daily involvement of the public.

“Through this programme, we are encouraging the principle of ‘from the residents, by the residents, and for the residents’. Once the community is capable of running the sorting system independently, the programme will have created a foundation for more sustainable change,” Alphin explained.

Following these achievements, Jakpro will conduct an evaluation to explore opportunities for expanding the programme to other neighbourhood units (RT and RW).

The expansion of the programme will consider implementation effectiveness, community participation levels, environmental impact, and the resulting economic benefits.