Jakarta, Nov. 28 -- The Environment Ministry is targeting the development of 1,195 Reduce-Reuse-Recycle Waste Management Sites (TPS3R) across Indonesia to strengthen national waste handling.

"There are 56.63 million tons of waste annually, and in Jakarta alone, there are 8,500 tons per day. We are trying to establish 1,195 TPS3Rs throughout Indonesia," Deputy Environment Minister Diaz Hendropriyono said after inaugurating the Sinergi Bersih Waste Management Facility (TPS3R) in Jakarta on Thursday.

The facilities are planned for locations across the country, from Sumatra to eastern Indonesia, with most of the units expected to be developed in Java.

"We held a meeting and proposed to the Ministry of Public Works to build one thousand TPS...