Jumhur leads declaration towards 100 percent waste sorting in Bali

Environment Minister and Head of the Environmental Control Agency, Moh Jumhur Hidayat, led a declaration towards achieving 100 percent waste sorting in Bali. “We call on all Balinese people to realise 100 percent waste sorting together, simultaneously, for a clean, healthy, beautiful, and sustainable Bali,” said Jumhur, alongside Bali Governor Wayan Koster and regents and mayors from across Bali on Wednesday. In Denpasar, he explained that this declaration represents the local government’s commitment to ensuring that waste management in Bali improves day by day, supported by residents who sort their waste. Based on his records, the Environment Minister noted that in several regencies and cities, up to 76 percent of residents already sort their waste, thus accelerating the target to achieve 100 percent. “I need to convey that currently, Bali is generally better than we ever imagined; it is excellent and already underway, while we await the PSEL waste-to-energy plant,” he stated. In developing the habit of managing waste, the Environment Minister wants regions to continue prioritising approaches using local methods according to their respective cultures to suit the community’s character. While the public sorts waste, Jumhur said the government continues to prepare intermediary facilities such as TPS3R and TPST so that only residue remains. He also does not want to be inflexible, noting that if there is still unprocessed residue by the time the Suwung landfill closes on 1 August 2026, it will still be accepted at the landfill. Bali Governor Wayan Koster is optimistic that the 100 percent waste sorting target can be achieved, as support is also present from the nine regencies and cities. The Bali Provincial Government continues to encourage residents to resolve waste at its source through sorting first, with rates ranging from a low of 40 percent to a high of 76 percent in Badung Regency and Denpasar. “The average is already good, with the final target being 100 percent by the end of August; the highest are Badung and Denpasar,” said Governor Koster. Meanwhile, tourism business operators such as hotels, restaurants, and cafes are directed to manage their own waste or collaborate with waste processing vendors. As this progresses, the Bali Provincial Government also ensures that intermediary facilities, namely TPS3R and TPST, are working to process sorted waste that cannot be managed ahead of the complete closure of the Suwung landfill.