Jakarta Governor Urges Residents to Strengthen Waste Sorting Culture for a Cleaner City

Governor of DKI Jakarta, Pramono Anung, has emphasized the critical need to bolster the culture of waste sorting as part of a broader effort to transform Jakarta into a clean, livable, and globally competitive city. This commitment was underscored during a Waste Sorting Readiness Rally held at Monas, Central Jakarta, on Sunday, June 21, 2026.

The event, coinciding with Jakarta's 499th anniversary, served as a crucial moment to rally public support for sorting waste at its origin. This initiative is designed to alleviate the pressure on the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Site (TPST), which has long been the capital's primary waste disposal facility and is now approaching its maximum capacity. The governor highlighted that the current approach of simply transporting and disposing of waste is no longer sustainable.

"Precisely on the momentum of Jakarta's 499th anniversary, together with all Jakarta residents, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government reaffirms its commitment to maintaining Jakarta as a clean, livable, and sustainable global city," stated Governor Pramono. He pointed out that Jakarta generates approximately 9,000 tons of waste daily, with the Bantargebang TPST accumulating waste to an average depth of 60 meters.

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Precisely on the momentum of Jakarta's 499th anniversary, together with all Jakarta residents, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government reaffirms its commitment to maintaining Jakarta as a clean, livable, and sustainable global city.

To address this challenge, the Provincial Government is promoting a shift in waste management practices through source separation, reinforced by Governor's Instruction Number 5 of 2026 concerning Waste Sorting and Management from the Source. The governor believes Jakarta now possesses a strong foundation to embed waste sorting into the community's culture, with a primary focus on separating organic and inorganic waste.

The ultimate goal is to manage these separated materials through the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle, starting from households and extending to residential areas, offices, schools, markets, shopping centers, and business districts. This comprehensive approach aims to foster a more modern and sustainable waste management system for the capital.

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Jakarta now has a strong foundation to make the waste sorting movement a part of the community's culture. The main target is the separation of organic and inorganic waste so that it can be managed through the principles of reduce, reuse, and recycle starting from households, residential environments, offices, schools, markets, trade centers, to business areas.