Ministry of Environment Tightens Oversight of Jakarta Waste Management Following Bantargebang Tragedy

Jakarta - The Minister of Environment, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, has stated that he will tighten oversight of waste management in Jakarta following a waste landslide at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Processing Facility (TPST) that resulted in fatalities.

Speaking after a cleaning campaign at Kramat Jati Market in Jakarta on Wednesday, the Minister of Environment and Head of the Environmental Control Agency (BPLH), Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, said that his office had previously requested the DKI Jakarta Provincial Government to rectify open dumping practices at the Bantargebang facility before the landslide occurred on Sunday (8 March), and would conduct further investigations following the incident.

“We will continue to monitor and tighten conditions in Jakarta. We will reach out to all five municipalities, particularly those in the mainland, which we will continue to monitor together with the Governor. We will accelerate changes in waste management practices, as it is no longer possible to continue with the current situation at Bantargebang,” the minister added.

Previously, the Bantargebang facility had already received administrative enforcement sanctions from the Ministry of Environment to halt the open dumping practices still occurring in the area. The facility receives 8,000 tonnes of waste daily from Jakarta.

The Deputy for Law Enforcement (Gakkum) of the Ministry/BPLH subsequently escalated legal action to a formal investigation process for the Bantargebang facility based on indications of waste management non-compliance with environmental standards and pollution before the waste landslide on 8 March 2026.

The waste landslide resulted in seven deaths, with six people successfully rescued from the waste pile before the search was halted on Monday (9 March) after all victims were located.