Pasar Jaya Starts Waste Sorting Movement in 146 Markets, Jakarta is Ready to Limit Disposal to Bantargebang

JAKARTA - Perumda Pasar Jaya has started to tighten waste management at all markets it manages ahead of the restriction on sending waste to TPST Bantargebang starting August 2026. This step is marked by the launch of the Clean Market Together Movement (GEBER) which requires waste sorting from the source.

Director of Perumda Pasar Jaya Agus Himawan said that the program was a follow-up to the DKI Jakarta Governor's Instruction Number 5 of 2026 regarding the Waste Sorting and Management Movement from the Source.

"Starting August 2026, the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government can no longer carry out the pattern of waste disposal as it has been to Bantargebang. Therefore, we are asked to carry out a waste sorting movement from the source," said Agus at the launch of GEBER at the Kramat Jati Central Market, East Jakarta, Friday, July 10.

According to Agus, waste management can no longer rely solely on downstream handling. Areas that produce waste, including markets, must begin sorting from the beginning to reduce the volume of waste that is thrown into the final processing site.

As a preliminary stage, Perumda Pasar Jaya has prepared separate garbage facilities at all markets managed by it.

"A total of 146 markets under the auspices of Perumda Pasar Jaya have been equipped with sorting garbage bins. This facility is prepared so that waste sorting can start directly from the source," said Agus.

In addition to providing sorting facilities, Pasar Jaya is also carrying out a pilot project for self-management of waste at the Kramat Jati Central Market through cooperation with LAPI ITB and PT FDR.

To ensure the program continues to run, the regional company formed 58 personnel of the GEBER Task Force (Satgas). The task force is tasked with overseeing the implementation of the program as well as educating traders and market residents about waste sorting.

"This task force will be a driving force, supervisor, and education partner for all market residents on an ongoing basis," he explained.

He emphasized that the success of waste management does not only depend on the government and market managers. The participation of traders, cooperatives, and the community is an important factor so that changes in waste management patterns can run consistently.

"Changing old habits and building a clean culture does take time and patience. However, with hard work together and consistency, I am optimistic that Perumda Pasar Jaya markets can be transformed into clean, healthy, and modern markets," he said.

Meanwhile, Member of the Supervisory Board of Perumda Pasar Jaya La Ode Basir asked that the movement not stop as a ceremonial activity, but rather become a working culture in all markets.

"This movement is not just a ceremony, but must be born as a collective awareness and collective culture of the people of Pasar Jaya. Waste sorting must become a culture in all markets we manage," said La Ode Basir.

La Ode also encouraged the board of directors to immediately draft a measurable standard operating procedure (SOP) so that the implementation of waste sorting is disciplined in all markets. In fact, according to him, the aspects of cleanliness and the implementation of waste sorting need to be included as indicators for assessing the performance of market heads.

"There must be a measurable assessment in all markets. Cleanliness, neatness, and garbage sorting movements must be included in the assessment of the success of the market head. In that way, this movement is really implemented at the technical level and becomes an inherent culture in the Perumda Pasar Jaya environment," he added.