Denpasar Encourages Modern Teba As A Solution For Organic Waste Management

JAKARTA - In Balinese culture, Teba is not just a backyard. He is part of the living space of people who traditionally function as a place to manage household organic waste, such as leaves, branches, and plant remains.

Now, the concept of teba has been raised and adapted to the challenges of modern environment through modern teba innovation, which is considered to be a real solution in handling organic waste in a sustainable manner from the source.

The Denpasar City Government sees the great potential of this approach as a more holistic waste management strategy. Deputy Mayor of Denpasar, I Kadek Agus Arya Wibawa, conveyed that through the concept of modern teba, residents can use their home page to process organic waste directly into natural compost.

"With this approach, people can manage leaf waste and crop residue directly in their yard through special wells or holes, without the need to send it to the Final Disposal Site (TPA)," he said when receiving a representative visit from the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of PUPR, and the World Bank at the Denpasar Mayor's Office, as quoted by ANTARA.

Arya explained that modern technology is an adaptation of traditional Balinese practices in managing organic waste. The use of simple holes in the home page is a natural postulation method that is not only environmentally friendly, but also encourages people to be active in managing waste independently.

Furthermore, he stressed that modern teba implementation not only brings the processing process closer to waste sources, but also helps reduce pressure on the city's waste system and supports the growth of the circular economy at the community level.

As part of efforts to strengthen the waste management system in Denpasar City, the city government has established strategic cooperation with the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Ministry of PUPR, and the World Bank through the Integrated Sustainable Waste Management Program (ISWMP) program.

The initial coordination was carried out through a meeting chaired directly by the Deputy Mayor of Denpasar together with the Director of SUPD I of the Directorate General of Regional Development of the Ministry of Home Affairs, representatives of the Directorate of Sanitation of the Ministry of PUPR Edison Siagian, and Chairman of the CPMU ISWMP World Bank, Sandhi Eko Bramono.

During the meeting, Edison Siagian highlighted the importance of infrastructure support in the waste management process, ranging from the sorted waste collection site, the residual transport fleet, to the strengthening of operations and maintenance of available facilities.

He considered that the modern teba approach in Denpasar could be an example of good practices nationally, because it integrates public-based approaches and local wisdom into a more modern and sustainable waste management system.

"With the synergy between the central and regional governments, we hope that Denpasar can show that inclusive and sustainable waste management is very possible, while improving the quality of people's lives as a whole," he explained.