JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta DPRD urges more aggressive handling of waste from the upstream to the middle sector because the development of waste processing into electricity (PSEL) still takes years.
Chairman of Commission D of the DKI Jakarta DPRD Yuke Yurike said that Jakarta could not rely solely on downstream waste treatment projects while the waste generated continued to reach thousands of tons per day.
"So we have to go deeper into how we can help solve from the upstream to the middle," Yuke told reporters, Thursday, May 28.
According to Yuke, upstream handling must be strengthened through socialization of waste sorting directly from households. In addition, the government is also asked to expand the scope of community-based waste management accompanied by adequate facilities and infrastructure.
Meanwhile, in the middle sector, the DPRD highlighted the need to optimize existing waste processing facilities, ranging from TPS 3R, Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing (TPST), to Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and biogas installations.
He assessed that the problem of Jakarta's garbage would not be resolved by simply building large facilities if the management system at the lower level was still weak.
"We want all parties to help a lot in dealing with the problem of garbage in Jakarta that can be completed. At least there is progress," said Yuke.
A similar highlight was delivered by the Chairman of the Waste Management Sub-Committee of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Judistira Hermawan. He revealed that the volume of Jakarta waste currently reaches around 9,000 tons per day so that its handling cannot rely solely on processing technology downstream.
According to Judistira, community discipline in sorting waste from the source is the main factor for the success of the capital's waste management.
"Whatever the technology, no matter how expensive it is, if there is no support from all of us, including the community, that the waste needs to be sorted from the house or from the source, then it needs support from all of us," said Judistira.
The DKI DPRD, he continued, will continue to monitor the waste management policy to be in line with the Governor's Instruction Number 5 of 2026 concerning Waste Sorting and Management from Sources.
Judistira emphasized that waste management cannot be imposed only on the local government. He asked for public involvement to be the main part of the Jakarta waste management system.
"Because this is the work of everyone, from all those in DKI Jakarta, both the government and the community," he explained.
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