DKI DPRD Urges Provincial Government to Immediately Take Emergency Waste Management Measures
Deputy Chairman of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Wibi Andrino, has spotlighted the collapse of a boundary wall at Kramat Jati Market due to towering rubbish piles, as well as the streets of Slipi being overwhelmed with waste. Wibi has called on the DKI Provincial Government to promptly implement emergency measures.
He urged the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to take action during access restrictions at the Integrated Waste Disposal Site (TPST) Bantargebang, which recently experienced a landslide.
“In my view, this situation demonstrates that our waste management system is still unprepared to handle downstream restrictions like those at Bantargebang, resulting in immediate impacts on temporary disposal sites and streets. In the short term, the Provincial Government must swiftly implement emergency steps,” Wibi stated to reporters on Thursday (2/4/2026).
Wibi explained that emergency measures the Provincial Government could take include optimising waste transportation and redistribution to other locations. He also called for the activation of temporary waste processing facilities, such as the Waste Processing Site - Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (TPS 3R) and Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) in Rorotan, North Jakarta.
“Optimise waste transportation and redistribution to other sites, activate temporary processing facilities (TPS3R/RDF),” he said.
Furthermore, Wibi advocated for strengthened cross-regional coordination to avoid waste accumulation at single points. He also noted that field supervision must be enhanced to prevent recurrences of incidents like the wall collapse due to rubbish piles at Kramat Jati.
“And strengthen cross-regional coordination to prevent accumulation at one point. At the same time, field supervision must be increased so that incidents like the wall collapse at Kramat Jati do not recur, as this now involves resident safety, not just cleanliness,” he added.
Collapsed Wall Due to Rubbish Piles
As known, towering rubbish at Kramat Jati Main Market in East Jakarta caused the boundary wall separating the piles from the river and residential areas to collapse. The rubbish then spilled into the surroundings.
Observations by detikcom at the site on Tuesday (31/3) showed the boundary wall was right beside the river. There were two points where the wall had collapsed as of that day. One point collapsed to a width of about 10 metres, the other about 2 metres.
Local resident Tuswadi said one of the collapsed walls occurred around early or mid-March. The larger collapse happened about two months ago.
“The one here (2 metres) was about half a month ago. It collapsed at night,” said Tuswadi when met at the location.
Tuswadi’s house is near the boundary wall. He admitted to being disturbed by the pungent odour from the rubbish.
Rubbish has also overflowed onto the streets of Slipi in West Jakarta. The piles create a strong stench, and leachate spills onto the roads, disturbing passing motorists.
detikcom observations showed waste accumulation at several points along Jalan Inspeksi up to Pasar Palmerah.