East Jakarta Contributed the Most Waste to Bantargebang Waste Processing Site in 2021
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Based on data from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (LHK), 2.28 million tons of waste entered the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Disposal Site (TPST) in 2021. This figure is down 0.4% compared to the previous year, which reached 2.29 million tons.
By region, East Jakarta contributed the most waste to the Bantargebang TPST, amounting to 620,960 tons (27.14% of the total waste). This was followed by West Jakarta, which contributed 543,700 tons of waste (23.77%).
Waste from South Jakarta entering the Bantargebang TPST totaled 529,300 tons (23.14%). North Jakarta contributed 369,930 tons (16.17%).
Meanwhile, 219,400 tons (9.6%) of waste from Central Jakarta entered the Bantargebang TPST. Waste from the Thousand Islands Regency amounted to 4,350 tons (0.19%).
Waste in Jakarta consists mainly of food waste (45.43%). Other common types of waste include wood/branches (4.28%), cloth (2.93%), and plastic (1.9%).
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