Strengthen Waste Management in Traditional Markets: Pasar Jaya Teluk Gong Becomes a Pilot Site
- STIC CEGIR
- Jul 25
- 1 min read
The Ministry of Environment (KLH) emphasized the importance of upstream waste management in high-activity areas such as traditional markets. Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq conducted a direct inspection of Pasar Jaya Teluk Gong in North Jakarta, which has been designated as a pilot market for implementing circular economy practices and integrated waste management. The market produces around 4 cubic meters of waste daily, consisting of 35% organic waste, 63% inorganic waste, and 2% hazardous and toxic waste (B3). Due to the high volume of waste generated, an efficient, structured, and sustainable waste management system is required to drive behavioral change in the community.
Pasar Jaya Teluk Gong has implemented waste sorting at the source into two main categories: organic and inorganic. For organic waste, three treatment methods are used: composting, waste fermentation, and maggot cultivation. Composting produces 600 kg of compost from 1,100 kg of waste per month, while fermentation yields 45 liters of liquid organic fertilizer (POC). Maggot cultivation (black soldier fly larvae) can decompose up to 25 kg of organic waste within 20 days. This adaptive approach is expected to be replicated in other markets as part of a national strategy to reduce urban waste.
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