Pasar Jaya Ensures 145 Jakarta Markets Support Waste Segregation Initiative
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The President Director of Perumda Pasar Jaya, Agus Himawan, said that 146 markets under the company’s management have now been equipped with sorted waste disposal facilities as an initial step in implementing waste sorting from the source.
According to him, the provision of these facilities is a concrete manifestation of creating markets that are clean, healthy and comfortable for both traders and the wider community, as currently championed through the Joint Market Cleanliness Movement (GEBER) campaign.
“This movement is not merely ceremonial. It is our shared commitment and concrete step to create a market environment that is clean, healthy, hygienic and comfortable, both for traders and for members of the public who visit the markets, in supporting Jakarta’s journey towards becoming a global city,” Agus said in Jakarta on Friday.
Agus revealed that the provision of sorted waste bins is also a follow-up to Jakarta Governor’s Instruction No. 5 of 2026 on the Movement for Waste Sorting and Management from the Source.
He noted that waste management can no longer focus solely on downstream handling, but must begin in the areas that generate waste, including markets.
“From August 2026, the Jakarta Provincial Government will no longer be able to continue the current pattern of dumping waste at Bantargebang. That is why we have been asked to carry out waste sorting from the source,” Agus explained.
As part of the programme’s implementation, Pasar Jaya is also running a pilot project for independent waste management at Kramat Jati Main Market through cooperation with LAPI ITB and PT FDR.
“This task force will be the driving engine, supervisor and education partner for everyone in the market community on an ongoing basis,” Agus elaborated.
According to Agus, successful waste management cannot be achieved by the government and Perumda Pasar Jaya alone, but requires the support of traders, cooperatives, market managers and the wider community.
He is optimistic that Perumda Pasar Jaya’s markets can transform into markets that are clean, healthy and modern.
Meanwhile, a member of the Board of Supervisors of Perumda Pasar Jaya, La Ode Basir, said the movement must not stop as a ceremonial activity, but must develop into a working culture across all markets managed by Perumda Pasar Jaya.
He also urged the directors to promptly draw up measurable standard operating procedures (SOPs) so that waste sorting can be implemented with discipline at every market.
In addition, cleanliness and the successful implementation of waste sorting have been proposed as one of the performance assessment indicators for market heads.
“There must be measurable assessments across all markets. Cleanliness, tidiness and the waste-sorting movement must be included in the assessment of a market head’s success. That way, this movement is genuinely applied down to the technical level and becomes a culture embedded within Perumda Pasar Jaya,” La Ode said.