Organic Waste Management Is A Priority, Jembrana Encourages Modern Teba Utilization

Modern Teba in one corner in Jembrana, Bali. (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Waste management efforts are now the main focus of the Jembrana Regency Government, Bali, especially in reducing the volume of organic waste from the main source, namely households.

One concrete step taken is the application of a modern teba, an organic waste processing system based on the home environment.

"The modern method is aimed at cutting the waste problem from the roots, and households are the main producers of organic waste," said Head of the Jembrana Environment Agency (DLH), Dewa Gede Ary Candra Wisnawa, in the country, as quoted by ANTARA.

Traditionally, Balinese people recognize the concept of teba as an area in the backyard to accommodate and unravel organic waste into natural compost. Now, the concept is modernized to be more effective and integrated with a sustainable environmental management system.

Dewa Gede explained that the regent's instructions required all government agencies and residences for Jembrana Regency Government employees to gradually implement the use of modern weapons. "We want to provide a real example from the ASN environment, so that people can also imitate this pattern," he said.

He added that changing people's mindsets and behavior is the key to the success of waste management. By getting used to processing organic waste at home, residents not only reduce the TPA burden, but also create compost products that are useful for agriculture or private gardens.

According to DLH data, about 70 percent of the total waste thrown into the Final Disposal Site (TPA) is organic waste. With such a potential, if at least half of households in Jembrana adopt a modern teba system, the volume of waste sent to the TPA will drastically decrease.

The Regent of Jembrana, I Made Kembang Hartawan, has issued Instruction Number 1 of 2025 concerning Source-Based Waste Management Through Modern or Similar Development. In the letter, all government offices as well as ASN and contract employees are required to have their own organic waste processing facilities according to the specified time target.

The modern teba model currently used is made of concrete and partially planted into the soil. Its function is as a disposal and disentanglement of organic waste to become environmentally friendly and useful compost.