Mataram Environmental Agency Optimises Waste Management at Bintaro Temporary Disposal Site

Mataram (ANTARA) - The Mataram City Environmental Agency (DLH), West Nusa Tenggara Province (NTB), is optimising waste handling at the Bintaro Temporary Disposal Site (TPS) to return it to normal operations. Head of the Mataram City Environmental Agency (DLH) Nizar Denny Cahyadi in Mataram on Sunday stated that his team is continuously undertaking marathon efforts to address waste issues, with one of the main focuses currently being the cleaning of TPS Bintaro. “Since the Kebon Kongok Final Disposal Site (TPA) in West Lombok Regency implemented a reduction in waste dumping trips, we have utilised TPS Bintaro as a temporary storage site,” he said. The policy at TPA Kebon Kongok to restrict waste dumping trips was enforced starting December 2025 due to landfill reorganisation. The reduction was from four trips to one, compelling Mataram City to seek alternative land for temporarily accommodating the city’s waste volume. Therefore, in addition to TPS Sandubaya, DLH selected TPS Bintaro as a temporary storage location. Although this step has drawn criticism from various parties because it is on the main route to the international tourist area of Senggigi. “But what can be done, we do not have other alternative land,” Nizar said. Nevertheless, he continued, after TPA Kebon Kongok operations returned to normal with four trips since early March, his team is working optimally to complete waste transport from TPS Bintaro. Waste transport trips have now been drastically increased to empty TPS Bintaro, which had previously accumulated. In one day, personnel can carry out up to four transport trips. “One truck has a capacity of 2 to 3 tonnes, so in a day we can transport around 120 tonnes of waste,” he said. Currently, the cleaning progress at TPS Bintaro has reached more than half of the existing waste volume. The remaining waste is estimated at only around 1,000 tonnes and is targeted to be fully cleared in line with the full access opening at TPA Kebon Kongok. “The cleaning of TPS Bintaro is now over 50 percent,” he said. Meanwhile, to reduce waste volume at TPS Sandubaya, DLH continues to optimise two incinerator machines that have met environmental quality standards, including a unit provided as aid from Korea. “One unit (hospital grant) is not yet in use because the smoke is still too thick. We are focusing on the two units that already meet standards to reduce the waste burden there,” he said. The use of these incinerator machines can reduce waste by around 20 tonnes per day, as each machine has a capacity of 10 tonnes with two combustion cycles. “We hope that the ongoing efforts can become a solution for handling waste problems in Mataram City,” he said.