• Sincere conviction
• Self interest
• Identity, sense of belonging

The collaboration between the city government, the experts and the community encourages urban residents acting as autonomous individuals t initiate urban programs, which will help them to realize their potential. The mantra lets save Jakarta’ was a way to restore their City to the middle and upper class by making room for green areas. This means, according to them that the poor community/street vendors have to move. However the poor community occupied a small part of Jakarta, the most spaces are occupied by luxuring housing, malls, golf courses but these are not the targets for eviction.

First the authorities must recognise the economic, social and environmental benefits from informal recycling. But the greatest challenge is to shift the perception and attitudes or local officials and the general public, towards those involved in informal waste recycling. (Help them to organise themselves and to add value to their recycled recovered materials or to expand door-to-door collection by helping waste pickers/street collectors to enter this market).