How Jakarta is Handling Waste Due to Bantargebang Landslide Disruption
The Jakarta Provincial Government has implemented several measures to handle the waste accumulation occurring in various parts of the capital due to operational disruptions at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST).
Special Staff to the Jakarta Governor, Chico Hakim, stated that Jakarta produces approximately 7,500 to 8,000 tonnes of waste daily. However, accumulation has occurred due to a landslide at Bantargebang.
“The landslide in Zone 4A of the TPST Bantargebang on 8 March 2026, which hampered processing for about 10 days,” Chico said in an official statement on Thursday, 2 April 2026.
Chico explained that Governor Pramono Anung has instructed the acceleration of waste transportation by adding truck fleets, including special additions at priority points such as Pasar Induk Kramat Jati and the Rawadas TPS in Duren Sawit, East Jakarta.
Pramono, according to Chico, also requested the temporary diversion of waste shipments to other zones in Bantargebang, as well as maximising alternative processing facilities such as the Rorotan Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF).
Subsequently, coordination among regional work units has been increased, with the DKI Environmental Agency (DLH) as the leading sector, to clean priority affected points. Chico said Pramono also requested field monitoring, including handling at the Rawadas TPS, which once reached heights of 3-4 metres and a length of about 100 metres, disrupting road access and residents’ mobility to the Pondok Kopi Public Cemetery.
“PPSU and the East Jakarta Environmental Sub-District Office have been deployed to the location to accelerate transportation,” he said.
Regarding the Rawadas TPS, Chico stated that the Head of the DKI Environmental Agency has promised that handling will be completed within the next two days through optimised periodic transportation and integrated coordination with the East Jakarta Administrative Mayor.
Chico said the DKI Provincial Government is currently finalising regulations on sorting household and business waste into four categories: organic (compost), inorganic (recyclable: plastic, paper, metal), hazardous B3 waste, and residue. This step is supported by accelerating infrastructure, including the optimisation of the Rorotan RDF and plans to build three Waste-to-Energy Power Plants (PLTSa) in Bantargebang, Rorotan/Tunjungan, and Sunter. “To process waste more independently and reduce dependence on landfilling,” he said.
A waste landslide tragedy occurred at the Integrated Waste Processing Site or TPST Bantargebang on 8 March 2026. Police reported that four people were killed in the incident.
The Indonesia Zero Waste Alliance (AZWI) views the TPST Bantargebang waste landslide tragedy as a serious alarm for the government to immediately improve the waste management system. This incident shows that reliance on final disposal sites (TPA) as the main solution is no longer safe and sustainable.