40 Landfills Still Practising Full Open Dumping, Now Under Investigation
The government stated that there are still around 40 final processing sites (landfills) in Indonesia that are fully practising open dumping. These landfills are now in the investigation stage as part of efforts to end the practice of open waste disposal in the region.
“Out of the 325, only about 40 landfills are truly practising full open dumping. This is also now in the investigation stage,” said Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq at Balai Kartini, South Jakarta, Wednesday (25/2).
Nationally, the practice of open dumping previously accounted for more than 95 percent of landfills. However, the number has now decreased to around 66 percent, or about 325 landfills that still engage in this practice.
The government emphasised that the approach taken is not to close the landfills, but to end the practice of open dumping through the implementation of controlled landfills.
“So today, the practice of open dumping is not about closing the landfills, but about ending the practice. The practice is ended by implementing controlled landfills. That is, the landfills are covered with soil or geotextile and so on,” he explained.
In addition, several major cities have also entered the investigation stage regarding the issue of waste management in landfills. Hanif mentioned that these include the Suwung landfill and the Bantargebang landfill.
“Several major cities have also entered the investigation stage. So the investigations involve the Suwung landfill and the Bantargebang landfill,” he said.
In addition, the regions that have also entered the investigation stage are Denpasar and Badung Regency. Meanwhile, the government is currently also conducting an investigation into South Tangerang.
This legal approach is taken to ensure that efforts to end the practice of open dumping run systematically in the regions.
The government believes that law enforcement measures need to be one of the pillars in encouraging improvements in waste management governance.
“We are shifting the legal approach to cities that have problems with their waste to ensure that this effort is truly systematic and strong,” he concluded. (Z-10)
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