Metro Jaya Police Chief: Waste Sorting Movement Crucial for Maintaining Cleanliness

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Metro Jaya Police Chief Inspector General Edi Suheri stated that the Waste Sorting Movement is an important step in maintaining environmental cleanliness in Jakarta. “This movement is very positive for building public awareness to be more caring towards cleanliness and the environment. We support joint efforts to keep Jakarta clean and comfortable,” said the Police Chief while attending the Declaration of the Waste Sorting Movement along with the launch of Jakarta’s 499th Anniversary under the theme “Keep Jakarta Clean; Sort Waste” at the Pedestrian Plaza Festival, Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, on Sunday. According to Asep, waste issues cannot be handled by the government alone but require the involvement of all community elements. “If done together and starting from small things like sorting waste, the impact will certainly be significant for the environment,” he said. Metro Jaya Police also supports the waste sorting movement initiated by the Jakarta Provincial Government as an effort to build public awareness of the importance of maintaining environmental cleanliness amid the increasing volume of waste at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Facility (TPST). The presence of the Metro Jaya Police Chief at the event also serves as a form of synergy between the Indonesian National Police (Polri) and the local government in supporting environmental cleanliness programmes as part of the series of celebrations for Jakarta’s 499th Anniversary towards the 500th anniversary in 2027. DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung stated that the waste sorting programme from the source is expected to reduce the disposal burden at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Facility (TPST). “Officially, the Jakarta Government is holding waste sorting activities in accordance with the governor’s instructions. And this activity is not half-hearted because it runs simultaneously in the five cities and also in the Thousand Islands to carry out waste sorting,” said Pramono in Jakarta on Sunday. According to him, when the waste sorting programme runs effectively, Jakarta’s long-standing waste problems can be addressed quickly because if organic and inorganic waste is separated, it can certainly reduce the disposal burden to the Bantargebang TPST and the waste sent later will only be the residue. “I am convinced that if this can run successfully, Jakarta will only landfill its residue, not like now. Currently, everything is transported to Bantargebang. Now we start by sorting first, separating organic and inorganic,” he said.