Community participation in sorting waste in Tanjung Priok Sub-district is the highest compared to five other sub-districts in North Jakarta.

The increase cannot be separated from massive socialization efforts and the right strategy

Based on dashboard data as of July, the participation of houses involved in waste sorting throughout the Tanjung Priok Sub-district reached 11,362 or 22.07 percent out of the total 51,493 houses recorded.

The second place is Pademangan Sub-district with a total participation of 2,328 or 17.93 percent out of the total 12,986 houses. Then the third place is Kelapa Gading Sub-district with a total participation of 2,265 or 11.35 percent out of the total 19.958 houses.

Tanjung Priok Sub-district Environment (LH) Executing Unit Head M Chusaeri said that the community's participation in sorting waste is following Gubernatorial Regulation number 77/2020 on Waste Management in the Scope of Neighborhood (RW). Especially since the Jakarta Awareness of Waste Movement was launched last June, community participation in waste management has continued to increase.

"The increase cannot be separated from massive socialization efforts and the right strategy," he expressed, Monday (7/11).

Of seven urban villages in Tanjung Priok, the highest participation in sorting waste was achieved by Sungai Bambu Urban Village with 1,979 or around 34.39 percent out of the total 6,754 houses.

Then Sunter Agung Urban Village with a total participation of 2,623 or around 22.81 percent out of 11,501 houses.

"The last one is Warakas Urban Village with a total participation of 1,234 or around 18.88 out of the total 6,536 houses," he stated.