Jakarta (ANTARA) – Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq announced the current national waste management rate has reached 26 percent, a drastic increase compared to 2024.”Our waste management data currently stands at 26 percent. This figure is a 16 percent increase compared to 2024. The largest contribution to this figure is the serious efforts of district/city governments to end open dumping in some landfill sites,” he said during a working meeting with Commission XII of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) in Jakarta on Monday.He explained that based on data from his office, the total waste generated is 141,926 tons per day, of which 37,001 tons per day are managed.Of this amount, the majority of managed waste goes to landfills (TPA), with 9,450 tons managed by the informal sector. The remainder is managed through composting facilities, 3R waste management sites (TPS), and waste banks.”However, if we can end open dumping landfills and activate waste recovery facilities, it is projected that we can increase our waste management achievement to 44,000 tons per day this year,” the minister stated.Therefore, the total waste target to be achieved by 2026 is at least 57.75 percent of the national target, Nurofiq continued.According to the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN), this year's waste management target is 63.4 percent.To address the shortfall from this year’s target, he said measures to eradicate illegal landfills, particularly in major cities, will be strengthened.One of the programs initiated by the government is the establishment of the waste-to-energy (PSEL) plant in 33 locations throughout the country.The program was a direct directive from President Prabowo Subianto to address the waste emergency, particularly in areas with waste accumulation exceeding 1,000 tons per day.In addition, the government has also implemented various waste processing technologies, such as refuse-derived fuel (RDF) and compost processing, which can be applied according to regional needs.