Bali Governor Requests Suwung Landfill Closure to be Postponed until November

Suwung/DOK ANTARA Landfill

DENPASAR - Bali Governor Wayan Koster has submitted a request to the Ministry of Environment (KLH) to postpone the closure of the SampahSuwung Landfill until November 2026.

Koster said that from the beginning the Minister of LH gave the opportunity to use the Suwung landfill until February 28, 2026, he asked that it be postponed again to November 2026.

"I have asked the Minister of LH to grant the policy to extend the closure of the Suwung landfill, not February 28 but until November 2026," he said.

The selection of the deadline for the closure of the Suwung landfill takes into account the readiness of better waste processing facilities with high technology that can convert waste into electrical energy (PSEL).

In addition, the Bali Provincial Government wants the Denpasar City Government and Badung Regency Government to optimize the development of supporting facilities for waste management with processing machines at TPST and TPS3R.

"A number of TPS3R will be built in the western, eastern, southern, northern Denpasar areas, so that the volume of waste brought to the Suwung landfill will be reduced. Hopefully the volume of waste will continue to decrease, so that in April it will start to decrease, June, August, October will also decrease," said Governor Koster.

At the request for the closure of the Suwung landfill, Koster said that in principle the Minister of LH agreed, but advised that it should not take too long.

The ministry will also send a team to continue evaluating the Bali Provincial Government's promise that waste dumped at the Suwung landfill will gradually decrease.

"We have designed a scheme for waste management with the Minister of LH before waste management becomes electricity energy operations are completed in 2028," said Koster.

According to him, utilizing the Landih landfill in Bangli Regency as a substitute for the Suwung landfill is not possible.

The landfill in Bangli was seen as not feasible and did not meet the requirements, while previously the Minister of LH suggested that some of Denpasar and Badung's waste be taken there and some of it be managed at self-management facilities or TPS3R and TPST.

For this reason, the Bali Provincial Government considers that the solution while waiting for PSEL to be completed is to open the Suwung Landfill fully at least until November 2026, so that waste does not have to be taken to other areas and the local government has time to prepare supporting management facilities.