Pramono said about the finding of microplastics in Jakarta rainwater

Jakarta – DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung responded to the findings of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) regarding the presence of microplastic content in rainwater in the Jakarta area. Pramono said his staff studied BRIN’s findings. “For matters related to rain containing plastic found by BRIN, we conducted an in-depth investigation,” Pramono said at the East Jakarta Mayor’s Office on Tuesday (10/21/2025). Pramono said that the DKI Provincial Government will immediately coordinate with the DKI Jakarta Environmental Service (DLH) and BRIN to conduct research. In the near future, Pramono said, DLH will also present the results of these findings. Scroll TO GO WITH CONTENT “Later, specifically the Head of the Environmental Service, I will ask them to convey this to the public because they are also doing research, in the near future I will definitely ask them to convey this to the public,” he said. The DKI Jakarta Environmental Service (DLH) opened its voice about research results from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) that found microplastic content in rainwater in the capital area. Head of the DKI Jakarta Environmental Service (DLH), Asep Kuswanto, assessed that these findings are a reminder that plastic pollution has reached the atmosphere and requires concerted efforts across sectors. “We consider BRIN’s findings as an environmental alarm that must be responded to quickly and together. Plastic pollution is now not just a matter of the sea or rivers, but has reached the air of Jakarta,” Asep said in a statement on Saturday (18/10). Asep said that his party was working to strengthen the plastic waste control program from upstream to downstream. Including integrated monitoring of air and rainwater quality. According to him, the DKI Provincial Government has so far implemented a number of policies to reduce the generation of single-use plastic waste, including through Governor’s Regulation Number 142 of 2019 on the obligation to use environmentally friendly shopping bags, as well as the expansion of the Jakstrada waste program which targets a 30 percent reduction in waste from the source. Apart from that, Jakarta also continues to expand waste banks, TPS 3R and community-based recycling initiatives so that plastic waste no longer ends up in the open environment. “Efforts to reduce plastic must be made from the source – from households, industry to the service sector. Everyone has a role,” said Asep. Asep further said that DKI DLH is currently coordinating with BRIN to expand the monitoring of microplastics in air and rainwater as part of the Jakarta Environmental Data Integration (JEDI) system, a data-based environmental quality monitoring platform. It is hoped that the results of these measurements can become the basis for stronger policies to control plastic pollution in the air. (clock/ID)