KLH prepares sanctions for regions ignoring waste management
If regional heads do not carry out their obligations in accordance with the law, sanctions will be imposed, as Indonesia is a state of law where everyone must adhere to the rules.
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLH) is preparing sanctions for regions that ignore waste management and fail to regulate the practice of dumping waste in open areas without processing, or open dumping.
“The central government has the authority to impose sanctions. Since 2018, norms and targets have been established that must be adhered to within a certain period. If regional heads do not carry out their obligations in accordance with the law, sanctions will be imposed, because Indonesia is a state of law and everyone must submit to the rules,” said Minister of Environment and Forestry Hanif Faisol Nurofiq in Semper Timur Sub-District, Cilincing, North Jakarta, on Friday.
The Minister of Environment and Forestry emphasised that the central government has issued instructions for local governments (pemda) not to send organic waste to the Final Processing Site (TPA) and that it must be processed or resolved in their respective districts/cities.
Therefore, he continued, a change in waste management is needed through two main transformations, namely technological transformation and managerial transformation. KLH continues to encourage every region to immediately prepare concrete and systematic steps in waste handling.
He understands that waste handling is not simple, considering that the large capacity for processing organic waste requires adequate infrastructure, while existing facilities such as the Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle Waste Processing Site (TPS3R) are deemed insufficient.
“Therefore, more detailed and data-based planning is needed. Every region is asked to have clear targets, concrete actions, and achievement indicators. Without targets, policy direction will not be clear,” stated Minister of Environment and Forestry Hanif Faisol Nurofiq.