Sixty percent of the waste produced in DKI Jakarta originates from residential areas. According to data from the Jakarta Regional Environmental Management Agency (BPLHD), residential waste amounts to 2,000 liters per person per day, or 19,680 cubic meters per day. This figure has drastically increased compared to 2011, when it was 9,000 cubic meters per day.
Other significant sources of waste include offices (7,000 cubic meters per day) and street waste (3,000 cubic meters per day).
The total daily waste production in DKI Jakarta in 2015 was estimated at 28,000 cubic meters.
The DKI Jakarta government has provided incinerators to facilitate independent waste management through waste banks. Since 2014, there have been approximately 120 waste banks in DKI Jakarta.
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