The government is targeting Indonesia will be free of waste in 2020. Hari Peduli Sampah Nasional (HPSN) or The National Waste Care Day as a momentum to build collective awareness of the importance of the principle of the 3Rs (reduce, reuse and recycle) in waste management.
Monday (29/2) The government of Banjar Regency through the Dinas Perumahan dan Permukiman (Disperkim) hold talk shows related to increased participation of private and public waste management for Indonesia waste-free in 2020.
The existence of the garbage can not be avoided, but it may actually be reduced and controlled. It is necessary for waste management, the activities carried out in a systematic, comprehensive, and sustainable, which includes waste reduction and handling. With good waste management, it will be able to transform the waste into a material that has economic value and does not harm the environment.
Vice Regent of Banjar Regency H Saidi Mansyur said that the main National program is the reduction of the use of plastic bags being piloted in 17 cities, which will be followed with a plastic bag fee.
“Regarding the policy of paid plastic bags, Banjar regency government will gradually adjust to the Fitness Program. Therefore there is the race that we do, there are Bakul Ornamental Competition (Lomba bakul hias), which is trying to re-popularize the use of baskets (bakul) instead of plastic bags, “he said at the opening Talkshow ceremony in the Hall of Disperkim.
In HPSN this year, Banjar regency mark by establishing the Badan Layanan Umum Daerah (BLUD) PASAL / Pengelolaan Sampah dan Air Limbah (Waste Management and Waste Water) Intan Hijau.
“I expect BLUD to be the main bank of garbage in Banjar Regency,” asked the Vice Regent of Banjar. BLUD of Intan Hijau will be a milestone-based management business started from Martapura.
He expects to Disperkim of Banjar Regency and BLH of Banjar Regency in order to develop the BLUD Intan Hijau. On the occasion H Saidi requires to all employees / employee in Banjar regency in order to become a member / customers of the waste bank at office or bank trash bins nearby.
Regional Secretary H. Nasrunsyah adding that waste management will not be successful without the participation of all parties, the public, businesses, and government.
According to UU No. 18 of 2008 on Waste Management, there are two groups of key activities in waste management is waste reduction, consisting of restriction (reduce), which seek to trash generated as little as possible, Re-use (reuse), when the rubbish finally formed , then attempted the direct use of waste, and recycling (recycle), if the garbage left or can not be used directly, then processed or processed to be used either as raw material or as an energy source.
The Secretary said, this waste reduction activities is a top priority that must be done as much as possible by all parties. Garbage that was left of waste reduction activities, further processing in treatment or landfilling.
Talkshow event was also attended by the speakers, the head of SKPD in Banjar Regency, Chairman of the Indonesian Journalists Association of South Kalimantan (Deputy Chief of General Media Kalimantan) Faturrahman and environmentalists. (Pus/roni/boma/29022016)
