Jakarta Regional Parliament Drives Permanent Waste Management Solutions
The Regional People’s Consultative Assembly (DPRD) of Jakarta Province has reaffirmed its commitment to continue pushing the regional government to strengthen waste management efforts in the capital city. Waste management is considered a major challenge given the high level of public activity and population growth in urban areas.
Through various meetings and policy discussions, the DPRD has encouraged the government to improve integrated waste management. This approach includes reducing waste at source, strengthening recycling programmes, and optimising waste treatment facilities.
The Head of Jakarta DPRD Khoirudin stated that the development of technology-based waste treatment facilities such as the Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Plant in Rorotan represents part of a permanent solution to reduce the volume of waste sent to the Bantargebang Final Disposal Site.
“Jakarta’s waste production reaches approximately 8,700 tonnes per day. A permanent solution is needed,” said Khoirudin after inspecting the RDF Plant in the Rorotan area on Wednesday, 11 March 2026.
He explained that RDF technology can help reduce dependence on Bantargebang. Through converting waste into alternative fuel, not all waste needs to be disposed of at the final landfill.
Additionally, the DPRD must ensure that facilities built with substantial budgets function optimally. The Rorotan RDF facility must operate at maximum capacity, whilst also respecting social agreements with surrounding communities.
“I came to ensure that the trillions in budget that have been approved genuinely provide benefits,” said Khoirudin.
The Rorotan RDF facility is designed with a processing capacity of up to 2,500 tonnes of waste per day and is estimated to be capable of reducing approximately 30 percent of the waste volume currently sent to Bantargebang.
Khoirudin believes that the development of treatment facilities such as RDF should also be expanded to several other locations. In this way, Jakarta could have a safer, more effective, and more sustainable waste management system.
“If facilities like this existed in several locations, it could certainly become a permanent solution,” he said.
Before inspecting the facility, Khoirudin also held a dialogue with residents of RW 08 Rorotan to hear directly about various community complaints, particularly regarding unpleasant odours that emerged during the commissioning and initial operation of the RDF facility.
He believes that the social relationship between facility operators and surrounding communities is important in waste treatment operations. Good communication and technical explanations to residents must continue so that the public understands the waste management process.
The Head of RW 08 Rorotan Ahmad Fauzi stated that residents basically support RDF operations because they understand Jakarta’s waste problem.
“Regarding RDF development, residents of RW 08 support it because waste is indeed a problem in Jakarta,” he said.
He hopes that the area closest to the facility will also feel direct benefits, particularly in waste management in the surrounding environment.
Meanwhile, RDF Jakarta representative Muhammad Andika Firmansyah explained that the facility operators continue to address two main challenges: waste transportation and odour control.
According to him, the Jakarta Environmental Service is committed to using enclosed compactor lorries to prevent waste spillage and leachate seepage during the distribution process.
Additionally, the Rorotan RDF facility is also equipped with emission and odour control equipment through eight air quality monitoring stations that are accessible to the public.
Andika added that to support the facility’s operations, additional compactor lorry fleets and support for road infrastructure development to the RDF site are required.
In response, Khoirudin stated that the Jakarta DPRD is currently in the stage of drafting the Regional Government Work Plan (RKPD). This stage represents an opportunity to accommodate various priority development needs, including strengthening the waste management system in the capital.
“Various operational needs in the field will be considered by the DPRD in determining regional budget priorities so that Jakarta’s waste problem can be resolved from source to end,” he concluded.