Commitment to Handle Waste

KOMPAS/HENDRA A SETYAWAN

National Waste Care Day is an opportunity to promote concern for the environment. One activity was carried out by Bank BNI employees in Jakarta who committed to reducing plastic waste on Thursday (21/02/2019). The Environment and Forestry Ministry’s latest data show that plastic waste accounted for 15 percent of the waste production of about 65.79 million tons in 2018. The decline in the generation of plastic waste was obtained through the hard work of various parties, with the largest contribution from garbage banks, which now amount to 7,488 units.

The issue of waste is not only related to prevention programs but also lifestyle. Waste problems are partly triggered by the habits of people.

As a result, we witness waste problems in various forms: unhealthy environments, dirty rivers, seas and lakes contaminated by garbage, and cities turning into slum areas. The government and non-governmental organizations have taken the initiative to deal with waste issues. National Waste Care Day, which fell on Feb. 21, has been observed since 2005, exactly one day after the tragic landslide in the Leuwigajah Final Disposal (TPA) in Cimahi, West Java.