Environment minister pushes for waste management roadmap completion

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has urged all regional governments to promptly complete the waste management roadmap, following the example set by the Jakarta Provincial Government.

"Within the next month, we will request all provincial governments and all district and city governments that have not completed their waste resolution roadmap (to complete it)," he told the press in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, on Monday.

On that occasion, he expressed appreciation to the Jakarta Provincial Government for completing the roadmap and acknowledged North Jakarta as a model for implementation.

The roadmap is essential, as Jakarta is one of the barometers for resolving the national waste issue, setting an example for other regions to follow.

The minister emphasized that many regions in Indonesia still manage landfills using open dumping or open disposal practices without any reduction efforts upstream or management to suppress waste generation.

Some of these landfills lack wastewater management installations, which could lead to environmental problems as leachate leakage could contaminate the groundwater in the surrounding areas.

Earlier, the Ministry of Environment issued Circular Letter Number 02 of 2024 regarding the Waste Aware Lifestyle Movement, appealing to governors, district heads, and mayors to conduct extensive and systematic campaigns and education programs on the Waste Aware Lifestyle Movement.

According to the Ministry's National Waste Management Information System (SIPSN), Jakarta generated 3,171,247 tons of waste in 2024, with an average of 8,600 tons generated daily in the province.