Jakarta (ANTARA) – Deputy Minister of Environment Diaz Hendropriyono has called for intensifying waste sorting at the source to prepare for the sweeping ban on open dumping practices at all final disposal sites across Indonesia.“Without waste sorting, waste management issues cannot be fully addressed. Moreover, open dumping will be halted by the end of July, with 472 landfills set for transition by August,” he noted in a statement cited in Jakarta on Sunday.Hendropriyono made the remarks at the declaration of a waste sorting commitment at a Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) plant in Rorotan, Cilincing, North Jakarta, on Saturday (April 18).He emphasized that both the sorting campaign and the planned nationwide ban on open dumping are intended to boost Indonesia’s managed waste rate, as directed by President Prabowo Subianto.“The waste sorting program is in line with the president’s target for Indonesia to process 100 percent of its waste by 2029. With the closure of open dumping, the current 26 percent rate is expected to rise to 57.7 percent (in 2026),” he said.The deputy minister also extended appreciation to Rorotan residents for taking concrete steps to promote waste sorting at the source or upstream level, encompassing households, among other community settings.He added that the government had provided the community with supporting equipment and facilities to ensure that only residual waste ends up at dump sites.“I hope that Rorotan will become a model in proper waste sorting for the other 30 areas in North Jakarta,” Hendropriyono concluded.Earlier, the Ministry of Environment handed over a range of tools and equipment to Rorotan residents, including 400 sorting stations, 12,000 buckets for sorted trash, and 650 kitchen waste containers.