Still Thinking About Raising Household Waste Retribution, DKI Provincial Government: Don't Want To Be A New Burden For The Community

Head of the DKI Jakarta Environmental Agency, Asep Kuswanto, admitted that the DKI Provincial Government has not yet decided whether to impose household waste levies on the community in the near future.

Asep said the commission for finance for the DKI Jakarta DPRD had encouraged the DKI Provincial Government to start implementing the levy.

"Currently we are coordinating with Commission D (development area) of the DPRD. We can implement the policy of imposing household levies next year, or is it still not possible," Asep told reporters, Tuesday, August 26.

The main consideration of the DKI Provincial Government in delaying the imposition of waste levies, according to Asep, is to look at the current economic conditions of the community. Asep is worried that waste levies will increase the burden on the community.

"Kami juga menyadari bahwa dalam kondisi masyarakat saat ini juga sedang, ya kemarin demo, semua itu menandakan bahwa pembayaan retribusi kami juga tidak ingin menjadi beban baru masyarakat," papar Asep.

On the other hand, Asep revealed that the hygiene retribution policy is one of the steps taken by the DKI Provincial Government to increase waste management more effectively and efficiently.

This system is based on the principle of who produces the waste, having to pay for its management.

However, there are exceptions for residents who can sort waste from their respective homes.

The release of levies for residents who can sort waste from the source and/or join the Waste Bank is an incentive to encourage Jakarta residents to be more concerned about waste management.

"This retribution can be part of public learning to sort waste from home. After all, if you don't pay, you have to become a member or customer of a waste bank. Our solution is like that," added Asep.