Indonesia boosts waste management to hit 63.4 percent national target

A flock of white storks (Ciconia ciconia) forage at the Jatibarang landfill in Semarang, Central Java, on Thursday (Feb. 12, 2026), as Indonesia targets managing 63.4 percent of its daily waste volume of about 141,000 tons, with waste management coverage reaching 24.95 percent as of January 2026, up 10 percent from early 2025. ANTARA FOTO/Aprillio Akbar/agr/M052

A waste picker sorts plastic waste at the Jatibarang landfill in Semarang, Central Java, on Thursday (Feb. 12, 2026), as Indonesia targets managing 63.4 percent of its daily waste volume of about 141,000 tons, with waste management coverage reaching 24.95 percent as of January 2026, up 10 percent from early 2025. ANTARA FOTO/Aprillio Akbar/agr/M052.

Waste pickers move sacks of plastic waste at the Jatibarang landfill in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, on Thursday, February 12, 2026, as the government targets national waste management to reach 63.4 percent of daily waste generation, up from 24.95 percent in January 2026. REUTERS/ANTARA Photo/Aprillio Akbar/agr/M052

Waste pickers sort plastic waste at the Jatibarang landfill in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia, on Thursday, February 12, 2026, as the government targets national waste management to reach 63.4 percent of daily waste generation, up from 24.95 percent as of January 2026. REUTERS/ANTARA Photo/Aprillio Akbar/agr/M052