Disturb Residents, 140 Tons of Garbage in Kedaung Kaliangke Begin to Be Hauled Away 

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Environmental Service (DLH) has deployed 13 to 15 garbage trucks, heavy equipment, and dozens of personnel to handle the pile of garbage in RW 03, Kedaung Kaliangke Village, Cengkareng, West Jakarta. The volume of waste handled is estimated to be around 140 tons.

The handling was accelerated because the pile of garbage had disrupted the access and activities of residents, including the path to school. The cleaning is targeted to be completed in one day.

Head of the West Jakarta Environment Service Sub-Directorate, Aldi Jansen, said that the deployment of fleets and heavy equipment was carried out to accelerate the transportation process.

"Our handling is carried out intensively with heavy equipment to speed up loading, then the garbage is immediately transported using the fleet that has been prepared. Our target, the main handling can be completed in one day so that the residents' access is reopened and the environment can be immediately arranged," said Aldi in his statement, Friday, August 7.

According to Aldi, the handling was carried out in a coordinated manner so that the transportation process ran effectively and did not cause additional disruption for residents around.

Meanwhile, the Public Relations of the DKI Jakarta Environmental Service, Yogi Ikhwan, emphasized that the handling at Kedaung Kaliangke was carried out without disturbing the routine waste transportation service in the West Jakarta area.

"Handling in one location should not interfere with the service of residents in other places. Garbage transportation services continue to run, while handling in Kedaung Kaliangke is strengthened with additional fleets, heavy equipment, and personnel," said Yogi.

He said the acceleration of cleaning was carried out to ensure that the environmental conditions were immediately recovered and community activities could return to normal.

"The most important thing is to ensure that the environment is immediately clean and that residents' activities are not disrupted. Therefore, our ranks in West Jakarta are deploying the necessary resources to accelerate handling in the field," he said.

The DKI DLH also assessed that handling the waste pile needed to be accompanied by reducing and sorting waste from the source. This step is considered important to reduce the burden of transportation and prevent similar accumulations in the future.

Yogi said that this effort was part of the implementation of Governor's Instruction Number 5 of 2026 concerning the Waste Sorting and Management Movement from the Source.

"The government is certainly present when there are problems that must be addressed immediately. However, sustainable solutions require joint work. The more waste that is reduced, sorted, and processed from the source, the smaller the potential for accumulation in the environment," he added.