Jakarta, Jan. 15 -- Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Akhmad Wiyagus emphasized the importance of regions' firmness in executing policies and strengthening synergy with other regions to tackle the waste problem.

He noted that the existing regulations have provided spaces for regions to build collaboration, including Government Regulation Number 27 of 2020 on Specific Waste Management.

"Various regulations on regional cooperation can serve as a shared legal umbrella for us," he said in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday.

He made the remarks during the "Sustainable Waste Management: A Case Study on Waste Agglomeration" discussion organized by the Ministry of Home Affairs' Domestic Policy Strategy Agency (BSKDN) in Jakarta.

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