Adipura's Assessment Is Implemented In 2022, Yogyakarta Hopes To Win Awards

Yogyakarta hopes to win another Adipura award. (photo: doc. between)

YOGYAKARTA - Yogyakarta City is preparing to face Adipura's 2022 assessment, and hopes to win the award again after implementing various strategies to improve the quality of the environment. "Lastly, Yogyakarta received the award in 2017," said Head of the Yogyakarta City Environment Agency Sugeng Darmanto in Yogyakarta, Saturday, September 3, as quoted by Antara. In 2018, Yogyakarta City was unable to maintain Adipura's award because it received an assessment that was not too good for the condition of the Piyungan Final Processing Site (TPA). Adipura's 2019 Award which was originally scheduled to be held on the commemoration of World Environment Day in June 2020 will not be announced to the public. After that, the government decided not to carry out field monitoring and verification for the inauguration of Adipura in 2020 and 2021 because the local government was focusing on dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Adipura's assessment was re-imposed in August-September. However, there is no certainty regarding the schedule for field assessment. According to the Young Policy Analyst for the Environmental Resource Development Sub-Coordinator of the Yogyakarta City Environment Agency, Christina Endang Setyowati, so far no jury team has made direct assessments.

Adipura's assessment includes the implementation of regional policies and strategies (Jakstrada) in reducing and managing waste as well as validation of the national waste management information system to the area of green open space. In this case, monitoring or assessment is possible in waste management in settlements, schools, offices, public green open spaces, stations, terminals, rivers, and waste management facilities run by the community such as waste banks. Monitoring will also be carried out at TPS 3R, recycling centers, and land processing sites. The Yogyakarta City Environment Service has coordinated with the sub-district and sub-district governments to deal with Adipura's assessment in 2022. Based on Jakstrada Yogyakarta City, waste is estimated to reach 71.3 tons in 2025 with a waste reduction of 20.9 tons or 30 percent and waste management covers 49.9 million tons or 70 percent of waste. Thus, 100 percent of waste in Yogyakarta City is managed properly.