Bantargebang TPST to Accept Only Residual Waste from August 2026

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia’s Minister of Environment Jumhur Hidayat stated that the Bantargebang TPST will only accept residual waste starting 1 August 2026, encouraging the public to make waste sorting a habit from home. For this reason, he commended the Jakarta Provincial Government’s (Pemprov DKI Jakarta) roadmap towards halting open dumping practices at the Bantargebang TPST, one of which involves the waste sorting movement from home. “This is a major step that must be supported collectively. A nation’s civilisation is also determined by how we treat waste,” he said in a statement in Jakarta on Sunday. According to Jumhur, the various waste sorting facilities prepared by Pemprov DKI Jakarta need to be utilised consistently so that the culture of sorting waste truly grows into a new habit for society. He said that Jakarta has great potential to become a pioneer in the waste sorting movement for other cities in Indonesia. Through collaboration between government, business actors, and the community, Jakarta is encouraged to become a national pioneer in the waste sorting culture starting from households, office areas, to business centres. Meanwhile, the Head of the Jakarta Environmental Agency, Dudi Gardesi, conveyed that when the public starts getting used to sorting waste at the source, most waste can actually be resolved from upstream. “That way, only a small amount of residue needs to be processed at the final processing facility,” he said. He added that Rorotan Kelurahan and several other areas have begun implementing a waste sorting system and will serve as examples to be replicated in various parts of Jakarta. “This movement will not succeed without community involvement. Therefore, we invite all residents to start making it a habit to sort waste from home so that waste sorting truly becomes a new, sustainable culture for Jakarta,” Dudi said.