Jakarta Mandates Residents to Sort Waste, Bantargebang to Accept Only Residue
The Jakarta Provincial Government is reforming its waste management system by mandating sorting at the household level. This policy marks the initial step in limiting waste entering the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) starting August 2026.
On Sunday (10/5/2026), the Jakarta Provincial Government officially declared the Waste Sorting Movement. The programme requires residents to sort waste directly at the source, following up on Jakarta Governor’s Instruction No. 5 of 2026.
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung stated that the policy is implemented to curb the volume of waste that has previously been entirely transported to the TPST Bantargebang.
“This initiative is not half-hearted as it will run simultaneously across all five cities and the Thousand Islands to conduct waste sorting,” said Pramono on Jalan HR Rasuna Said, South Jakarta, on Sunday (10/5/2026).
According to Pramono, the success of the movement will determine the transformation of Jakarta’s waste management system. Starting August 2026, the TPST Bantargebang is targeted to accept only residual waste in accordance with directives from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.
“I am confident that if this runs successfully, in line with the Environment Minister’s directive in August, Jakarta will only landfill its residue, not like now. Currently, everything is transported and dumped at Bantargebang. Now, we start by sorting first, separating organic and inorganic waste,” said Pramono.
The Jakarta Provincial Government is also preparing several processing facilities to reduce reliance on Bantargebang, including a Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) facility in Rorotan and 3R waste processing sites (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) in various areas. Local governments are also granting permissions for market managers to process waste independently.
“Hopefully, with this approach, the waste problems that Jakarta faced previously can soon be addressed and handled,” said Pramono.