Mayor of Makassar Invites Residents to Sort Waste, Transport Capacity Only 67 Percent

Makassar Mayor Munafri Arifuddin has called on residents to actively manage waste by sorting it at home, as the city's current waste transportation capacity only handles about 67% of the daily 1,036 tons of waste generated.

"Stop talking about the environment if we haven't managed to sort our waste from our own homes," Munafri stated during the World Environment Day 2026 commemoration in Makassar on Sunday. He highlighted the triple planetary crisis, climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental pollution, as significant challenges requiring collaborative solutions.

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Stop talking about the environment if we haven't managed to sort our waste from our own homes.

The Mayor believes that strong collaboration between the government and the community is essential to tackle these issues effectively. "There is still a lot of waste that has not been handled. That's why we are building cross-sectoral and cross-regional device collaboration so that an ecosystem is created that can solve waste problems comprehensively," he added.

Munafri pointed to the importance of waste sorting at the community and neighborhood (RT) levels, emphasizing the need for a supporting transportation system that prevents sorted waste from being mixed again during collection. He concluded by stressing that waste management campaigns must be consistent and sustainable for the future well-being of the city.

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There is still a lot of waste that has not been handled. That's why we are building cross-sectoral and cross-regional device collaboration so that an ecosystem is created that can solve waste problems comprehensively.