DKI Jakarta sanctions six waste transport service providers

The Jakarta Environmental Agency (DLH) has imposed administrative sanctions on six companies providing waste transport services after they were found to be operating in ways that did not match their permits.

With this latest enforcement action, a total of 11 waste transport service providers have now been sanctioned as part of efforts to improve the governance of waste collection and management in Jakarta.

“What we are building is an orderly waste management system, from upstream to downstream. Service providers must operate in accordance with their permits, while service users must also ensure their waste is handed over to legal companies and taken to proper management facilities,” said Head of the Jakarta Environmental Agency Dudi Gardesi in Jakarta on Friday.

He stressed that oversight is not only directed at disposal sites but also covers the entire waste management chain, from waste producers, transport service providers and the vehicles used, to processing facilities and final disposal sites.

For the violations, the six companies were each given an administrative sanction in the form of a coercive fine of Rp10 million, in accordance with Article 131 paragraph (1) of Jakarta Provincial Regulation No. 3 of 2013 on Waste Management.

In addition, the companies were issued written warnings, in accordance with Article 21 paragraph (1) letter a of Jakarta Governor Regulation No. 102 of 2021 on Waste Management Obligations in Areas and Companies.

The six companies are required to submit a written statement pledging not to repeat the violation. Should they be found in breach again, the Jakarta Environmental Agency may impose further measures up to the revocation of their permits in accordance with applicable regulations.