Jakarta's Waste Generation and Management in 2022

The Jakarta Environmental Agency (DLH) has compiled data on waste generation and management throughout 2022.

The volume of waste generated last year was recorded at 3.11 million tons. Meanwhile, waste management totaled 2.72 million tons, or 73% of the total waste.

The Jakarta DLH also recorded a reduction in waste last year, reaching 809,210 tons.

Of this amount, 99% of the waste was managed, amounting to 3.08 million tons in 2022. The unmanaged waste constituted 1%, or 31,120 tons.

The Jakarta DLH states that waste management is a systematic, comprehensive, and continuous activity encompassing waste reduction and handling. This is in line with the mandate of Law Number 18 of 2008 concerning Waste Management.

Citing *Antaranews.com*, Rita Ningsih, Head of the Environmental Planning Sub-Group of the DKI Jakarta Provincial Environmental Agency, said that they are intensifying efforts to manage waste from source to disposal.

"We are striving to manage waste from source, middle to end," said Rita in an online discussion in Jakarta on Monday (June 5, 2023).

To support upstream waste reduction in accordance with targets, Rita mentioned that DKI Jakarta also implements Governor's Regulation Number 33 of 2021 concerning Waste Banks. This can serve as a reference for education and socialization to the public regarding waste sorting.

Rita also stated that, like other regions, DKI Jakarta also implements the 3R principle: reduce, reuse, and recycle.

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