World · East Asia & Pacific · 3 hrs ago
Jakarta Neighborhood Recycling Bank Grows to About 50 Active Members
Talitha Fauzia Chairunissa leads a neighborhood recycling effort in Pondok Pinang, South Jakarta.
She helped set up Bank Sampah Hijau 17 in November 2025, ahead of a Jakarta instruction requiring waste sorting and processing at its source.
The bank now has about 50 active members, up from roughly 5–10 at the start, including people from nearby areas.
Residents are encouraged to separate organic waste, non-organic waste, residual waste, electronic waste and hazardous materials.
Education and empathy help residents learn how to sort waste, including people who are unsure where to begin or cannot take part in every activity.
Proceeds help supplement the income of local security guards and waste collectors, and Talitha hopes education will also improve waste collectors’ well-being.
Fifteen candidates are being assessed, with ten to reach the final stage, and the winners are scheduled to be announced on November 10, 2026.
Talitha Fauzia Chairunissa leads a neighborhood recycling bank in Pondok Pinang, South Jakarta.
The Hijau 17 Recycling Bank has grown from about 5–10 participants to around 50 active members.
It was formed in November 2025 as residents prepared for Jakarta’s waste-sorting and processing instruction.
Members come from outside Pondok Pinang too, including Lebak Bulus and Cinere.
Talitha says the group focuses on education and empathy, and reports that recycling bank proceeds help increase the income of local security guards and waste collectors.
- Who
- Talitha Fauzia Chairunissa leads the Hijau 17 Recycling Bank. Around 50 residents are active members.
- What
- A neighborhood recycling bank that encourages residents to sort and process waste has grown to around 50 active members.
- When
- It was formed in November 2025. The article was published on November 5, 2026.
- Where
- Pondok Pinang, South Jakarta. Members also come from areas including Lebak Bulus and Cinere.
- Why
- It was formed to encourage residents to sort and process waste, in preparation for Jakarta’s Governor Instruction No. 5 of 2026.
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Talitha and the group began preparing the Hijau 17 Recycling Bank.
Jakarta’s Governor Instruction No. 5 on sorting and processing waste at the source was issued.
Talitha and four other participants in the Pilah Olah Sampah Heroes program took part in the second day of field verification.
The award ceremony for Pilah Olah Sampah Heroes 2026 was scheduled to take place.
- Active members
- Around 50 residents
- Initial participants
- About 5–10 residents
- Location
- RW 17, Pondok Pinang, South Jakarta
- Formation
- November 2025
- Other member areas
- Lebak Bulus and Cinere
What people are saying
We started preparing in November 2025; we began the movement because an expansion of the RW 14 Recycling Bank was offered by the Environmental Agency, and we welcomed it.
They said, “All right, we want to sort organic, inorganic, residual, e-waste and hazardous and toxic waste too.
As long as they are enthusiastic and want to come, we continue to welcome them.