Experts have urged the Jakarta administration to include the education of officials and residents in the draft bylaw on waste management.
Urban expert Nirwono Joga said on Sunday that the most effective way of overcoming city’s waste problems was to empower the public to take care of its own trash.
“We need to change from simply throwing out trash to processing it. Incentives and sanctions will not solve the entire problem without educating the public first,” he said.
Last Thursday, the administration submitted the draft bylaw for deliberation with the City Council to replace the 1988 bylaw.
Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said after handing over the draft that he wanted Jakartans to get more involved in handling waste in the city by creating schemes, including by giving incentives and sanctions.
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