Current State of Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Facility After Landslide, Operations Restricted

Bekasi — The Jakarta Environment Agency (Dinas Lingkungan Hidup, DLH) of DKI Jakarta said Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Facility (TPST Bantargebang), in Bekasi City, is still in the recovery phase following the landslide that occurred on 8 March 2026. A number of reorganisation measures and operational restrictions are now being implemented to ensure waste collection activities continue safely while minimising the risk of further landslides.

Head of DLH DKI Jakarta, Dudi Gardesi, said that a technical team together with heavy equipment is still reinforcing the slopes, arranging terracing, and repairing supporting operational infrastructure in the Bantargebang TPST area.

During this recovery period, the DLH is limiting the daily quota of waste arriving at Bantargebang TPST to around 700 trips per day. These hundreds of trips are then distributed into three operational shifts in line with the parking area capacity deemed safe for accommodating the waste-collection fleet.

‘The number of active disposal points has also been cut from five to four. This is to reduce the load on the active receiving surface of Bantargebang TPST,’ he said.

DLH Jakarta is doing this to minimise the risk of shifting waste material and to ensure the safety of drivers and on-site workers.

‘We are also tightening the fleet-traffic management within the Bantargebang TPST area,’ Dudi said.

Dudi noted that a number of personnel have been stationed at various points to regulate vehicle movements so queuing towards the weighbridge or disposal areas can be better controlled.

In addition to daily operational restrictions, the DLH has introduced temporary suspensions of waste disposal activities when weather conditions are deemed risky. ‘In particular, for conditions such as heavy rain, disposal-point operations will be temporarily halted until conditions are declared safe,’ said Dudi.

He emphasised that the policy is a protective measure for all staff and the waste-collection drivers working in the Bantargebang TPST area.

Although still in the recovery phase, Dudi assured that waste-collection operations heading to Bantargebang TPST remain under control. ‘The safety of staff and drivers is the top priority. Therefore, vehicle queues are directed only along routes deemed safe to keep operations orderly and controlled,’ he concluded.