Only 10 percent of waste in Indonesia has been managed properly, based on field verification carried out by the Environment Ministry, according to reporting from Antara News. The findings were different compared to data from the National Waste Management Information System, which recorded 39.01 percent of waste managed, Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said on Sunday (22/6/25.)
“Based on the verification that we conducted in all final disposal sites in the country, it turns out our waste management achievement has only reached 9 to 10 percent,” he said at the National Coordination Meeting on Waste Management.
The figure was obtained from the existence and capacity of recycling/recovery facilities in each site managed by the local government and how much optimization of their use.
Therefore, he continued, the government has imposed coercive sanctions on some of the total of 343 landfills, expecting better improvements in the waste management system.
Antara News says that the coordination meeting was held to discuss how Indonesia could achieve 100 percent waste management by 2029, in accordance with the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN).
Based on data from the Environment Ministry, the waste management chain on average still uses linear services; collect-transport-dispose.
National waste landfills are projected to reach maximum or exceed capacity in 2030 if there are no maximum efforts to ensure management.
Antara News reports that according to data from the country’s National Waste Management Information System, in 2024 alone, Indonesia recorded 32.6 million tons of waste generated from 301 districts and cities, with over 40 percent of the waste remaining unmanaged.
Source: Antara News
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