Ministry of Environment Directly Inspects Waste Restriction at Suwung Landfill

Denpasar (ANTARA) - The Ministry of Environment (KLH) has directly inspected the process of restricting organic waste disposal, effective since 1 April 2026, at the Suwung Landfill in Bali. “Now I see it’s quite good, quite well done, but it still needs supervision,” said the Chief Inspector of the Ministry of Environment/BPLH, Inspector General of Police Irjen Pol. Winarto, in Denpasar on Tuesday. During his inspection, Winarto observed the need for extra oversight of the officers checking waste in trucks about to enter. In particular, Bali’s Environmental Office (DKLH) has established two inspection posts whose duties need clarification. “Our suggestion might also be to install CCTV, so it’s easier to control, and the colleagues here (at the inspection posts) feel supervised even if the Mayor of Denpasar isn’t present, but at least the Mayor can watch via CCTV,” he said. According to him, Bali’s DKLH better understands the surveillance points, while the Ministry of Environment will discuss this situation at the central level and seek the most efficient methods for implementing the waste restriction policy. At the start of this organic waste restriction, inspection officers even worked until dark, but the understanding of truck owners has prevented queues, allowing the Suwung Landfill to close at 18:00 WITA. The inspection officers, who rotate every three hours, come from Bali’s DKLH, Denpasar City Government, Badung Regency Government, Satpol PP, TNI, Police, and the Ministry of Environment itself. “They rotate; for those checking every three hours, one point has six people, so two points mean 12 people,” said Dwi Arbani. Bali’s DKLH has reaffirmed its commitment to encouraging the public to sort waste, as organic waste has been prohibited from entering the Suwung Landfill since 1 April 2026, in line with directives from Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq. The officers at the inspection posts play a role in intercepting every waste truck attempting to enter; they are checked, and if organic waste is still found, entry is not permitted. “At the beginning, it wasn’t effective yet, but now it’s very effective; there are no queues, we can do the inspection in 3-5 minutes depending on the waste volume,” he said. Dwi Arbani, who routinely supervises at the Suwung Landfill, also noted that the volume of waste brought by trucks has significantly decreased compared to when trucks arrived with mixed waste. Because the weighing bridge is not functioning, Bali’s DKLH will begin assessing the waste restriction achievements through the number of trucks entering and exiting the Suwung Landfill.