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Society 1 month ago
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Food waste issue looms over free meals rollout
An assessment issued in April by Jakarta-based think-tank Center for Economic and Law Studies (Celious) estimated that between 62 million and 120 million packages of meals prepared and disbursed under the program were wasted each week.
Jakarta 1 month ago
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Firefighter dies battling blaze at illegal Jakarta dumpsite
The death of a firefighter while battling a blaze at an illegal dumpsite near Jakarta's largest wholesale market in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, has renewed concerns over the capital's persistent waste management crisis.
Regulations 2 months ago
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RI to require plastic-packaged goods makers fund waste management
Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat said the regulation would require around 10,000 large manufacturers to allocate funds for waste management through independent organizations known as packaging recovery organizations (PROs).
Jakarta 4 months ago
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'Samtama Village' shows Jakarta potential of waste sorting
Long before the Jakarta administration’s household waste-sorting policy took effect on May 10, residents of East Cempaka Putih’s “Samtama Village” in Central Jakarta had already been separating household waste for years, significantly reducing the amount sent to landfills.
Jakarta 4 months ago
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Jakarta mandates household sorting to tackle chronic waste crisis
After seven people were killed in a devastating landslide at the Bantargebang landfill in March, the Jakarta governor has issued an instruction mandating waste sorting at home before disposal, though supporting facilities including public education remain a challenge.
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