Enviro News Asia, Jakarta — Indonesia’s Minister of Environment, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, emphasized the importance of synergy among all stakeholders in national waste management as outlined in the 2025–2029 National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN).
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds, he added, can also be allocated for waste management initiatives.
“CSR funds should be directed to support waste sorting facilities at the neighborhood level (RW), the provision of processing technologies such as composters, bioponds, and Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), as well as public behavioral change campaigns,” said Minister Hanif in his speech at the North Jakarta Mayor’s Office on Thursday (July 10, 2025).
He made the statement during the Waste CSR Forum themed “Business Sector Collaboration in Supporting the Waste Management Roadmap Implementation in North Jakarta.”
Minister Hanif also expressed hope that the Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) facility in Rorotan, North Jakarta, can soon operate at full capacity to support Jakarta’s waste processing efforts.
“If we successfully distribute sorted waste bins throughout North Jakarta, then inorganic waste can be processed through the Rorotan RDF and converted into a renewable energy source,” Minister Hanif explained, as stated in the official release from the Ministry of Environment.
He further stressed that the business sector must no longer be seen merely as part of the environmental problem but must take an active role as a solution agent.
Collaboration through CSR, he said, is both a strategic and pragmatic approach to driving the development of an inclusive and sustainable circular economy.
“Effective waste management can only be achieved through synergy and commitment from all sectors of society—government, businesses, academia, and civil society. The management approach must be holistic, from upstream to downstream, based on circular economy principles,” said Minister Hanif.
This forum is part of the implementation of the Jakarta Waste Management Roadmap Action Declaration 2025–2026, reinforcing North Jakarta’s status as a national pilot area for circular economy-based waste management. Currently, national waste management performance stands at around 39%, with only 10–11% meeting technical standards.
Meanwhile, the national targets set in the RPJMN are 51.21% by 2025 and 100% by 2029. As of now, only around 30.4% of Indonesian cities/regencies have submitted their waste management roadmaps via the National Waste Management Information System (SIPSN) of the Ministry of Environment.
On the same occasion, North Jakarta Mayor Hendra Hidayat also highlighted the importance of integrated environmental governance across regions.
“In line with Law No. 2 of 2024 concerning the Jakarta Special Region Province, Jakarta must become an agglomeration with its surrounding cities. This doesn’t just involve waste issues, but also air and water quality. Notably, North Jakarta has been designated a national pilot project for waste management,” Hendra asserted.
As a concrete form of collaboration between the government and the business sector, the Ministry of Environment, in partnership with the North Jakarta City Administration, will distribute sorted waste bins to the public through subdistrict and neighborhood heads under CSR programs.
The accelerated distribution and use of these bins are expected to enhance waste separation at the source and boost the efficiency of the Rorotan RDF facility.
The Waste CSR Forum was attended by Jakarta government officials, business actors, industrial associations, representatives from hospitals and hotels, non-governmental organizations, environmental activists, the Marine Debris Task Force, as well as subdistrict and neighborhood leaders from across North Jakarta.(*)
