Long-term Solution: Luwir Urges Badung Regency Government to Purchase Land for Waste Processing

Member of the Badung Regency DPRD Commission II, I Wayan Luwir Wiana, has urged the Badung Regency Government (Pemkab) to purchase dedicated land for waste processing as a long-term solution. This step is deemed essential considering future conditions, particularly in preparing anticipatory measures to implement an independent waste processing system. “I encourage and suggest that the Badung Regional Government purchase land for the long term, because without land, no matter how sophisticated the system is, it won’t work. Especially in South Kuta, everything is already concreted; we can’t just rely on modern composting systems,” stated Luwir Wiana on Tuesday (14/4/2026). Luwir said he had conveyed this during a Commission II DPRD Badung meeting with officials from the Environmental and Cleanliness Service (DLHK) Badung on Monday. This PDI Perjuangan politician requested that the executive promptly conduct regulatory studies to ensure that central ministry permitting does not become an obstacle in the future. “If the permitting regulations from the Ministry of Environment are indeed difficult, Badung can certainly study the regulations for future preparations. Later, install truly high-quality machines with high capacity, so as not to disturb public comfort,” he emphasised. Luwir highlighted the main current problem as the accumulation of wet waste, which is often rejected by waste collection services due to a lack of disposal sites. This situation contrasts sharply with northern Badung areas, which still have vast land available for creating organic waste disposal pits. “The public is actually already aware of sorting, but wet waste is unique because it is often unwillingly collected by waste services. In northern Badung like Mengwi, Abiansemal, or Petang, modern composting can still be built, but in South Kuta, it can’t,” explained Luwir. Luwir also placed great hope on the planned construction of the PSEL in Denpasar. This central government-supported project is expected to truly absorb waste from Denpasar and Badung areas maximally. “And in between that. They will even lack waste once it operates, thus needing waste supplies. Hopefully, this is truly executed by the central government and supported by the president to handle waste in Bali,” he said. Regarding technical obstacles, Luwir regretted that several incinerator machines at TPS3R have yet to operate optimally because they are still awaiting emission tests. He asked DLHK Badung to maximise the special supervisory team to monitor illegal waste dumping sites during the emergency period.