Collaboration of the Provincial Government of East Kalimantan and JICA Discuss the scheme to overcome the garbage around IKN
Samarinda, (06/24/2025) - In order to support the waste management system in the area around the Capital City of the Archipelago (IKN), the Provincial Government of East Kalimantan together with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a coordination meeting for the delivery of waste management plans, and Balikpapan was planned as the location of the pilot project. Head of Infrastructure and Region, and accompanied by Teddy Masanori, team leader from JICA in the Propeda meeting room on Tuesday (24/06) yesterday.
In this forum, two main schemes offered by JICA. The first scheme carries the 3R approach (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in two phases, namely capacity building towards a recycled community. The second scheme includes the construction of integrated waste management facilities or integrated solid waste management. overall. In addition, the recycle process is also still considered less economical because the recycling results do not have a high selling value on the market. On the other hand, the city of Balikpapan faces a big challenge with a buildup of garbage in the Manggar TPA which reaches around 500 tons per day.
As a strategic step, this year the construction of three new TPST is planned in Balikpapan, namely in KM. 12 Karang Joang Village and Graha Indah Village in North Balikpapan District, as well as in Telaga Sari City Forest, Telaga Sari Village, Balikpapan Kota District.
Mardanus, Balikpapan DLH Representative, explained that the construction of this TPST is part of a concrete effort to reduce the burden of TPA and improve the quality of waste management in the area. smooth and has a positive impact on waste management both in Balikpapan and the area around IKN, "said Saur Parsaoran, Plt. Head of Bappeda East Kalimantan Infraswil.
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