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Indonesian Minister of Environment and Forestry Siti Nurbaya Bakar opened the Clean Up activity with the community on the Sendang Sikucing beach in Kendal, Central Java. The activities carried out in the context of the National Waste Care Day were held simultaneously in 8 cities in Indonesia, namely Kendal, Tegal, Brebes, Pemalang, Batang, Rembang, Jepara, and Kebumen on Sunday (24/2). After carrying out these activities, Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar continued her visit to Jatibarang landfill, Semarang, to implement waste to energy program. The Minister explained, the program was supported by the Danish government which disbursed more than 40 million US dollar funds to make waste into electricity.

“What is important in today's event in the Jatibarang landfill is that there are many examples from the landfill we are handling and the examples like this in Indonesia. There are 55 percent of all landfill sites in Indonesia in each City and Regency, 500 more in City Districts. This landfills receive support from Denmark with a value of 40 million US dollars to make waste into electricity. So we will continue to improve it. The Mayor has a very good area. There are 57 hectares and if we look at the view, we will explore again that we can tidy up a garbage like this,” said Siti Nurbaya.

Representative of the Danish Embassy in Indonesia, Morten Holm Van Donk, said that the Danish Government supports all activities related to the environment in Indonesia, especially in Semarang, so that it can become an example for other cities in Indonesia. The Indonesian government is targeting, by 2025 waste will be reduced by 30 percent and handled by 70 percent. The waste reduction of 30 percent means that waste management is done through 3R, reducing, reusing, and recycling. (VOI/NK/AHM)