To commemorate the World Cleanup Day, hundreds of residents from various backgrounds and ages take a leisurely walk while picking up trash along the street at RW 02, Cilangkap Urban Village, Cipayung, East Jakarta, Sunday (9/18).

There is a prize for the most waste collectors in the form of coaching money

Cipayung Sub-district Head, Penanggaran Ritonga said that the activity refers to East Jakarta Mayor Instruction number e-0003/SE/2022 on the Implementation of the 2022 World Cleanup Day (WCD) Peak Event at the East Jakarta City Level.

"I thank and appreciate the local RT/RW administrators and the 200 residents who participated in this activity," he expressed, after he opened the activity.

According to him, it aims to provide education and public awareness in tackling waste problems starting from the home environment.

"We also urge residents to intensify the waste sorting program in a bid to minimze the volume of waste disposed of at the Bantar Gebang Landfill," he explained.

LMK for RW 02 Cilangkap, Com. Pol. (Purn) Suharno admitted that as many as 178 kg of trash has been collected during the activity.

"PPSU personnel bring them to the temporary waste disposal site to be disposed of at the Bantar Gebang," he explained.

It was also held to motivate and encourage residents to care about waste and keep the environment clean.

"There is a prize for the most waste collectors in the form of coaching money," he stated.

As for the information, the leisurely walking route and picking up trash starts from the parking area of a shopping center on Jalan Raya Cilangkap, exactly opposite Agro Wisata Cilangkap.

Participants then crossed Jalan Raya Cilangkap, Jalan Giri Kencana, and Jalan Arta Kencana.