Jakarta Provincial Government Operates Rorotan RDF Facility Following Bantargebang Landfill Collapse
JAKARTA — The Jakarta Provincial Government, through its Environmental Services Agency (DLH), has begun operating the Rorotan Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Plant waste treatment facility following a landslide at the Bantargebang waste treatment site (TPST) on Sunday, 8 March 2026.
Asep Kuswanto, Head of the Jakarta DLH, stated that the operation of the Rorotan RDF Plant is intended to help maintain the stability of Jakarta’s waste management.
“Today the Rorotan RDF Plant has begun operations with an initial capacity of approximately 300 tonnes per day and will be increased gradually to reach 750 tonnes per day this week, then will be increased to 1,000 tonnes per day,” Asep said in his official statement on Tuesday, 10 March 2026.
Currently, waste disposal services at Bantargebang continue to operate through Zones 1, 2 and 5 with a capacity of approximately 4,000 tonnes per day. Meanwhile, Zone 4 (Large) remains in the cleanup process following the landslide impact.
After the cleanup process is complete, Zone 4 will resume operations with an additional capacity of approximately 1,500 tonnes per day.
To maintain Jakarta’s waste processing capacity during the recovery period, the DLH is also optimising several other processing facilities. In addition to the Rorotan RDF Plant, waste processing is also being carried out at the Bantargebang RDF Plant with a capacity of approximately 800 tonnes per day, and at the Merah Putih waste-to-energy facility (PLTSa) with a capacity of approximately 100 tonnes per day.
Through this scheme, the total waste that can be managed by the end of this week is estimated to reach approximately 6,700 to 7,150 tonnes per day.
“Through the various measures being taken, we hope that operations at the Bantargebang waste treatment facility will return to normal within one week,” concluded Asep.
The Bantargebang landfill experienced a collapse on Sunday, 8 March 2026, in the afternoon. The incident was captured in several videos that circulated on social media.
Eko Uban, a member of the Rescue Unit of the Bekasi City Fire and Rescue Service, stated that the collapse occurred suddenly whilst truck drivers were waiting for their turn to dump waste.
“When the waste trucks were queuing to dump waste at approximately 14:30 local time, the pile of waste suddenly collapsed, causing the drivers who were queuing to dump waste to be buried by the landslide,” Eko told journalists on Sunday, 8 March 2026.