Taking Initiative in Reducing Jakarta’s Waste

In the year of 2021, the Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi may be closed because it may not be able to accommodate more of Jakarta’s garbage. This year, DKI Jakarta Provincial Governor is aiming to increase waste reduction by 20% and waste handling by 80%, and they are inviting people of Jakarta, especially restaurateurs and

Oswar Mungkasa: Jakarta’s Sustainability Initiatives in Place

You will not find many top-level government officials willing to take public transportation to work, but Makassar-born Oswar Muadzin Mungkasa, Deputy Governor of Jakarta for Spatial Planning and Environment, is one of them. In an exclusive interview, Oswar talked to NOW! Jakarta about the city’s sustainability initiatives, waste programs and a brighter future. Oswar Mungkasa,

What is a Sustainable City?

As Jakarta struggles to rise to the challenges of becoming a modern, liveable megacity, finally putting in place an MRT—140 years behind London, but now at least started—and begins the battle with waste, flooding, slums, air pollution, traffic management and a myriad of other challenges, we ask the question: what does it actually take to

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