Jakarta – Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo has launched an organic waste processing system at Kramat Jati market as the first step towards enforcing Jakarta’s new waste-sorting regulation. This aims to solve the city’s decades-old waste crisis.
This move is the first concrete step following enacted Gubernatorial Instruction No. 5 of 2026 on waste sorting.
At the market on Monday, the governor oversaw a system designed to process around five tonnes of organic waste daily.
This aims to stop the material from piling up at the overburdened Bantargebang integrated waste treatment facility.
Public-Private Partnership as Key Strategy
Governor Pramono emphasized that partnership between state-owned market operator Pasar Jaya, local communities, and the private sector is the crucial formula for success.
He confirmed that state fertilizer company Pupuk Indonesia has gotten involved, meaning the processed organic waste will be converted into valueable products such as compost for urban landscaping and gardening.
“Today, as a follow-up to the waste sorting program we previously launched, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government, through Pasar Jaya, will cooperate with communities and the private sector that have concern for waste management,” Pramono explained at the site.
“Collaboration between Pasar Jaya, the community, and the private sector is the main key,” stated by Governor Pramono Anung Wibowo on handling Jakarta’s waste volume.
Expansion Across All Markets Planned
Governor Pramono emphasized that the Kramat Jati model is not going anywhere and will be implemented across every market in Jakarta—no exception for markets run outside of Pasar Jaya’s oversight.
“We will treat all markets the same, whether they are Pasar Jaya or non-Pasar Jaya,” he said. “They remain responsible for sorting waste at their own markets.”
For international observers and potential investors, the initiative signals a clear regulatory push toward decentralised waste management, creating openings for technology providers, compost buyers, and circular economy startups in Indonesia’s capital.
Source: ANTARA News
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