Jakarta, June 23 -- The Ministry of Environment has introduced a new category in the Adipura Award-the Dirty City Designation-as a warning for regions underperforming in waste management.

The assessment focuses on final waste disposal site (TPA) management.

"Around 10.8 million tons, or nearly 20 percent of the national waste, is plastic. However, the national recycling rate is only 22 percent, far from expectations," said Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq in a statement here on Monday.

He explained that Java has the highest recycling rate at 31 percent, followed by Bali and the Nusa Tenggara Islands at 22.5 percent, and Sumatra at 12 percent.

Speaking at the 2025 National Coordination Meeting on Waste Management on Sunday (Ju...