Heru Asks Jakarta Residents To Innovate Household Waste Process

Acting Governor Of DKI Heru Budi (DKI Provincial Government Public Relations)

JAKARTA - Acting Governor of DKI Jakarta Heru Budi Hartono asked people in Jakarta to create innovations in processing household waste. Heru conveyed this at the Jakarta Innovation Day (JID) event. "My advice is that innovations don't always have to be big but small, and useful. There may be innovations from the people of DKI Jakarta to be able to process waste in stages at small polling stations," said Heru at DKI Jakarta City Hall, Monday, September 25. Heru asked the Environmental Service Sub-Department together with the city government to help and facilitate people who have the waste processing innovation. This innovation, according to Heru, should not be carried out with a big program, but can be carried out on a small scale, such as a waste treatment site (TPS). He said, the innovations created would later be synergized with existing programs. "Later, we will synergize many programs and systems, the most important thing is not to charge the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government budget. We hope that innovations that are born are appropriate and suitable in our environment," said Heru. Furthermore, Heru emphasized that every innovation that was born could be applied to build Jakarta. The government has made JID an annual activity held to become an introduction space for innovation, networks, and exchange of knowledge that supports the development of Jakarta. "This is part of innovation, I hope this innovation can continue to be implemented to build Jakarta. Of course, this is part of a continuous program and we will discuss it with other local governments," said Heru. The implementation of JID 2023 is also a form of appreciation for all innovators, both from the community and the government, in supporting Jakarta's development goals to become a sustainable global city. The innovations resulting from these innovators are expected to be an example of good practice and can be replicated in other cities throughout Indonesia.

"Later it will be assessed at the Ministry of Home Affairs. My suggestion is that innovation should not always be big, it could be small, but useful," he added.