Bandung City Government: Waste Transport to Sarimukti Landfill Returns to Normal

Bandung City (ANTARA) - The Bandung City Government has assured that the process of transporting waste to the Sarimukti Landfill is now running again, allowing waste management at several points to gradually return to normal conditions.

Head of the Bandung City Environmental Agency (DLH), Darto, stated that the rubbish accumulation that occurred previously had been anticipated due to transportation restrictions over the past few days.

Darto explained that based on monitoring through the Smart Waste Management (SWM) system, transportation and processing activities have been underway at various points in Bandung City.

“Transportation is already running, processing is also running. This afternoon, a significant reduction is projected at several points,” he said.

Nevertheless, he added, several Temporary Waste Collection Sites (TPS) are still experiencing pile-ups due to rubbish from previous days and daily transportation quota limitations.

Several points of concern include those in the Ciwastra, Cijambe, and Jalan Indramayu areas.

“We ensure that handling has been carried out at those locations, although the waste volume cannot be fully addressed in one day,” he said.

He estimated that waste processing achievements will continue to increase until the evening, with a target for all sub-districts to reach at least 50 percent of the daily target.

Darto emphasised that starting tomorrow, waste management will be gradually intensified, both in terms of transportation to TPS, transportation to the Landfill (TPA), and on-site processing.

“Tomorrow, it can return to normal, both transportation to TPS, to TPA, and processing will be increased again,” he stated.