Jakarta, Sept. 17 -- A member of Indonesia's parliament has called on the Environment Ministry to urgently improve the management of hazardous industrial waste from the oil and gas, mining, and palm oil sectors, warning of mounting environmental and health risks.

Yulisman, a member of Commission XII of the House of Representatives (DPR), said data from the 2024 Indonesian Environmental Statistics report showed these three sectors generated 58.52 million tons of hazardous and toxic waste (B3) in 2023.

Of that, only 53.72 million tons were properly treated, leaving nearly 4.8 million tons unmanaged. "This data cannot be ignored," Yulisman told reporters in Jakarta on Wednesday.

"The Environment Ministry must lead a national integration e...