Balikpapan, July 5 -- The waste management system in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, is among the best in Indonesia and could serve as a model for other regions, according to Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq.

"I have reviewed the Manggar landfill [TPAS] in Balikpapan twice, and I can say it has one of the best waste management systems in the country - it's suitable to be used as a pilot," he said during the inauguration of the Kalimantan Environmental Control Center (Pusdal LH) in Balikpapan on Friday.

Nurofiq, who also serves as the head of the Environmental Control Agency, noted that hundreds of regions across Indonesia still lack comprehensive and sustainable waste management systems. In contrast, Balikpapan has developed an ef...