Just 2 Months Free Of Waste Emergency, Mataram Is Now Mining A Crisis Worse Because Of The Restriction Policy

Temporary Shelter (TPS) Sandubaya City of Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara Province. BETWEEN/Nirkomala.

MATARAM Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, is again threatened with facing a waste emergency status due to the policy of restricting disposal ritace at the Kebon Kongok Final Disposal Site (TPA), West Lombok.

Regional Secretary (Sekda) of Mataram City Lalu Alwan Basri said this restriction of ritase could have a serious impact on the handling of waste in his area.

"If this condition occurs for a long time, Mataram can return to its waste emergency status. Even the level is higher," he said in Mataram, Antara, Tuesday, December 9.

In fact, on October 26, 2025, Mataram City was officially declared free from waste emergency status by the Indonesian Ministry of Environment (KLH).

Restrictions have occurred since December 10, 2025, where the Kebon Kongok TPA has limited the transportation of waste from the Mataram City DLH, West Lombok Regency DLH, and independent waste to one ritase each, from the previous four ritace per day. TPA also prohibits the entry of organic waste from food waste (food waste).

Responding to this condition, the Mataram City Government (Pemkot) requested a meeting with the NTB Provincial Government and the West Lombok Regency Government to find a quick solution.

"This problem cannot be handled only in Mataram City or West Lombok. The provincial government must intervene to mediate," said Alwan.

He emphasized that Mataram does not yet have alternative land to temporarily accommodate 200 220 tons of waste per day. The condition of the Sandubaya Temporary Shelter (TPS) is even almost full, so it requires a new location for emergency shelters.

Alternative SPALDT or Communal IPAL land in Bagek Kembar, Ampenan, which was once used as a temporary location, is now unusable because it will soon be built physically by the Ministry of Public Works.

The Mataram City Government is now seeking to temporarily utilize 1.2 hectares of lease land in the Kebon Ayu area, West Lombok, as an emergency shelter option.

"In principle, we hope that there will be alternative solutions for temporary land to accommodate waste," he said.

Alwan said that the accumulation of waste at the Sandubaya TPS not only damages the environment, but also disrupts the activities of residents, including school children.

"We have conveyed these conditions to the provinces. Hopefully the provinces can immediately help provide solutions," said Alwan.