Minister of LH asks Bantargebang not to accept organic and inorganic waste

JAKARTA - Minister of Environment (LH) Hanif Faisol Nurofiq asked the Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) to immediately issue a policy that regulates that the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Plant (TPST) will no longer accept organic and inorganic waste in the near future.

"I have asked the Governor of DKI Jakarta, that at least in the near future Bantargebang should not accept organic and inorganic materials used there," said Minister of LH HanifFaisolNurofiq as reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, April 14.

The Minister of LH Hanif conveyed this in response to the case of a landslide that killed up to seven people in the TPST, which has now been determined as a suspect.

"Actually, there is (a suspect), maybe next week yes (announced). Currently, we are waiting for the completion of the process. There is a suspect, maybe next week," he said.

He emphasized that the management of TPST Bantargebang must be fully responsible for the case.

In addition, the policy that TPST Bantargebang does not accept organic or inorganic waste is one of the efforts to realize the national target that the Final Processing Site (TPA) is open or open dumping to be terminated in 2026.

"So maybe those are the steps. Later maybe in Bantargebang there will be a little disturbance, because the volume is quite large, yes, the risk is very high," he said.

Previously, the Indonesian City Residents Forum (FAKTA) also asked the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to draw up a roadmap for waste management from upstream to downstream, which involves the active participation of the community and ensures the transparency and accountability of the budget for each program.

"Jakarta cannot continue to be managed in the old way. There needs to be a paradigm shift from merely pursuing projects to real and measurable environmental rescue," said FAKTA Indonesia Chairman Ari Subagio Wibowo.

According to him, the landslide disaster at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) in March 2026 proves the weakness of the waste management system in Jakarta.

This condition, said Ari, triggered new problems in the community, ranging from disposal difficulties to the potential for increased practice of indiscriminate waste disposal.