Pramono Believes That Jakarta's Waste Will Become Wealth

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JAKARTA - DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung projects that waste in Jakarta will be considered a blessing. People will be able to use their waste as economic value in the future.

Bearing in mind, the DKI Provincial Government is currently carrying out a number of efforts to overcome the increasing number of Jakarta waste problems.

One of them is through the Rorotan Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) which is planned to operate next month. In addition, the government also plans to build a waste power plant (PLTSa) at a number of points.

"The Rorotan RDF that we are doing is commissioning, and hopefully it will go well. If the rorotan can go well, then waste to energy goes well, I am sure that the waste problem in Jakarta, which used to be a problem for the community, is now a treasure," said Pramono in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, Thursday, October 30.

Jakarta is the largest waste-producing city in Indonesia. Currently, Jakarta produces up to 8,000 tons of waste per day. Not to mention, Jakarta's pile of garbage at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Management Site (TPST), Bekasi, has reached 55 million tons.

Of the two types of projects, Pramono believes that Jakarta's waste burden will decrease and become a new source of income for the government and society.

"It will have an impact, the first one in the rorotan can be sold to the private sector, while those for waste to energy will produce energy and make it easy for the community," Pramono explained.

On the other hand, the DKI Jakarta Environment Agency (LH) also held training for waste bank assistants from all urban villages. This step is taken to accelerate the target of one RW of one active waste bank which is now the focus of community-based waste management in Jakarta.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Environment Agency, Asep Kuswanto, said the assistants would work intensively for two months to form and reactivate waste banks in their respective areas.

They are expected to be the main drivers in encouraging citizen participation to sort and process waste from home.

Through empowering residents at the RW level, Asep targets a significant reduction in household waste volume which ends in the final disposal site.

"Jakarta has great potential to become a pilot city for community-based waste management in Indonesia. If all RWs have active waste banks and residents consistently sort waste from home, then we not only maintain the cleanliness of the city, but also build a sustainable Jakarta," Asep said in a separate statement.

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