DKI Jakarta Prepares Strategies to Reduce Waste to Press the Burden of Bantargebang TPST

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) has revealed a number of solutions to ease the burden of the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Center (TPST), Bekasi, one of which is by reducing waste from sources.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Environment Service Asep Kuswanto said that the more waste that can be sorted and reduced, starting from the household, office, to residential areas, the smaller the pressure that must be borne by the Bantargebang Waste Treatment Plant as the final processing location.

"Efforts to reduce waste at the source are an important part of Jakarta's long-term waste management strategy, as well as to reduce the burden of the pile that goes into the final processing every day," Asep said in a statement Wednesday, March 11.

Waste reduction from sources can be done through simple steps that can be applied by the community, namely sorting waste into easily degradable categories, recyclable materials, residues, and household B3 waste.

In addition, the public is also encouraged to compost food waste and reuse items that still have value.

"These steps have proven effective in reducing the volume of waste that must be transported to processing facilities and final processing sites," said Asep.

He said the DKI Provincial Government continues to strengthen the waste management system from upstream to downstream, one of which is through the development of modern processing facilities, such as the Rorotan Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Plant which processes waste into alternative fuel for the cement industry.

However, Asep emphasized that processing technology alone is not enough without the support of active community participation in reducing waste from its source.

Therefore, the DKI Provincial Government invites all residents to build a culture of sorting and reducing waste in daily life.

"If the community is more active in sorting and reducing waste, then the Jakarta waste management system will be more sustainable and the Bantargebang TPST burden can continue to decrease because only residues are sent there," said Asep.

TPST Bantargebang recorded an average of 7,354 tons of garbage per day from the DKI Jakarta area, while the total daily load of the waste processing site reached 7,734 tons of garbage.