Jakarta, June 20 -- The Environment Ministry has said that Jakarta is one of the cities that are ready to lead by example in waste management, starting with adopting simple strategies such as waste segregation.

Jakarta has the human resources, technology, and the budget to pursue this ambition, an expert staff on natural resources sustainability and sociocultural aspects at the ministry, Noer Adi Wardojo, said in a statement received here on Friday.

"What's left to do is making everyone support and work together," Wardjojo said at a seminar on technical guidance on waste management for North Jakarta public facility and infrastructure maintenance staff (PPSU).

The event was a follow-up to Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq's dire...