Cleanliness Retribution In Jakarta Applies As Of January 1, Except For Residents Who Can Pimp Garbage

Illustration. Sanitation task force personnel from the DKI Environmental Agency cleaned up the waste after organizing the event in Jakarta. (Between-Aprilio Akba

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will impose a levy of cleaning services for the transportation of waste from households as of January 1, 2025. However, there are exceptions for residents who can sort waste from their respective homes.

Head of the DKI Jakarta Environmental Agency, Asep Kuswanto, said that 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.

"We want to encourage Jakarta residents to play an active role in waste management, either through sorting waste at home or by becoming members of the Waste Bank. This participation will provide great benefits for reducing the volume of waste generated," Asep said in his statement, Thursday, October 24.

Later, people who sort waste from home or become part of the Waste Bank will be exempt from the obligation to pay levies after being verified by the Environment Agency.

Asep explained that the cleaning retribution system 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 waste, having to pay for its management.

"This retribution will be imposed on residential houses and business activities, with the distribution of tariffs based on the electrical power installed in each place," said Asep.

In household classes with an electrical power of 450 to 900 VA, the retribution rate of Rp. 0 per unit/month, the lower class of 1,300 to 2,200 VA is charged a retribution rate of Rp. 10,000 per unit/month.

Then, the middle class of 3,500 VA to 5,500 VA is charged a retribution rate of IDR 30,000 per unit/month, and the upper class with an electric power of 6,600 VA and above is charged a retribution rate of IDR 77,000 per unit/month.

In addition, business activities are also subject to levies based on the scale of small, large facilities and the amount of electric power used.

"With the cleaning service levy, we hope that Jakarta residents can better understand that waste management requires huge costs, and by sorting waste, we can help reduce waste volume while contributing to the cleanliness of Jakarta City," he added.