Bengkulu City Government Prepares Revision Of Regional Regulations, Disposal Of Garbage Carelessly Fined Rp5 Million

The Bengkulu City Government has announced a regional regulation regarding waste management in the area. Wednesday (12/3/2025) (ANTARA/Anggi Mayasari)

BENGKULU - Bengkulu City Government (Pemkot), Bengkulu Province, is currently preparing a revision of regional regulations (perda) related to waste management. In this regulation, people who litter can be fined Rp. 5 million.

With the implementation of the regional regulation, the people of Bengkulu City cannot litter and can maintain the environment properly.

Bengkulu Mayor Deddy Wahyudi invites the entire community to protect the environment, and can subscribe to waste management through LPM kelurahan.

"If residents are unable to pay LPM monthly contributions, the government will help with a subsidy scheme for the community," he said in Bengkulu City, as reported by Antara, Wednesday, March 12.

If people subscribe to waste management through LPM in the village, residents can pay Rp. 20 thousand to Rp. 30 thousand per month, and the waste will be managed properly until they are disposed of to the Sebakul Air final disposal site (TPA).

In addition, the Bengkulu City Government also appealed to the entire community to process waste by sorting out the types of organizational and inorganic waste.

This is done to support the government in accelerating the handling and processing of waste in Bengkulu City.

"We hope that the community will support this waste separation program, and can take advantage of the function of the waste bank," explained the Head of the Bengkulu City Environment Agency (DLH), Riduan.

By separating waste between organic and inorganic, waste can be sold or reprocessed by waste banks in several urban villages, and can reduce the amount of waste entering the Final Disposal Site (TPA) in Bengkulu City.

This is because the current condition of the Sebakul Water TPA in Bengkulu City has exceeded its capacity, so it is necessary to play a role for the community in carrying out the waste recycling process.

Riduan continued, the total waste that enters the Sebakakul Water TPA reaches 300 to 500 tons per day, thus a buildup of waste occurs, and many types of waste are difficult to decompose so that it becomes a sediment in the capacity of waste collection.