Jakarta, March 14 -- The Ministry of Environment will dispatch teams to support the improvement of market cleanliness in the efforts to reduce waste.

"We will support the handling of market cleanliness, which is a program of the trade minister," Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq told the press after conducting monitoring at West Tomang Market along with Trade Minister Budi Santoso here on Friday.

He underscored the need to improve waste handling, especially waste management, in traditional markets. This refers to managers' obligation to manage waste in their areas under Law Number 18 of 2008.

This is also regulated in Government Regulation Number 81 of 2012 concerning the Management of Household Waste and Waste Similar to House...