The situation at TPST Mengwitani in Badung is currently critical,\nwith the volume of wild waste entering averaging 40 to 50 tons per day\nin an unsorted state. The mountain of waste, dominated by refuse from\ntourism areas, must be manually sorted immediately by hundreds of street\nsanitation workers so that processing machines such as gibrik machines\nand shredders can operate at maximum capacity and speed to avoid\noverload.<\/p>\n
However, the intensive sorting activity amid the piles of waste that\nare beginning to rot poses serious health threats, from respiratory\ntract disorders due to the pungent air pollution to the risk of tetanus\ninfection for the field workers.<\/p>\n
The Badung District Health Office (Dinkes) has prepared medical\npersonnel to ensure the health and safety of the sanitation workers\nsorting waste at TPST Mengwitani. The Head of the Badung Health Office,\nBagus Padma Puspita, emphasised that the workers are currently in a\nhighly vulnerable condition for exposure to diseases and work accident\nrisks in the waste piles.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must support their stamina and physical condition because they\nare prone to getting sick here; even yesterday someone fell and had\ntheir leg stitched up. We provide medicines, vitamins, and injections to\nmaintain their stamina so it doesn\u2019t drop,\u201d said Bagus Padma Puspita on\nSunday (19\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n
This health service provision involves teams of doctors and nurses\nfrom Dinkes Badung who are on standby alternately at the waste\nprocessing site. In addition to routine checks, personnel are also\nanticipating serious infection threats such as tetanus, which can be\nfatal for field workers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also have an ambulance on standby in case of emergencies. The men\nand women here face great risks; if they step on a nail, it could lead\nto tetanus, and the threat could be death if not treated quickly,\u201d Bagus\nexplained.<\/p>\n
As many as 900 sanitation workers must sort around 40 to 50 tons of\nwild waste daily that comes from tourism areas in a mixed condition. She\nassessed that the physical burden on the assigned workers is heavy\nbecause they work from dawn.<\/p>\n
\u201cImagine working for hours standing and sorting waste; their knees\nmust ache terribly, especially with the air pollution causing\nbreathlessness even for non-smokers. We are on standby every day with\nassistance from several community health centres so that if anyone falls\nill, they can be treated immediately,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
Dinkes Badung, Bagus firmly stated, has also distributed thousands of\nvitamin packages and prepared a special application to respond to\nemergency conditions in the work area. Her side is ready to secure the\nhealth aspects of the entire \u2018ant army\u2019 to prevent mass health\ndisruptions due to the extreme working environment.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/heavy-burden-on-sanitation-workers-sorting-50-tons-of-waste-at-mengwitani-tpst-1776613844", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }