Mounting Rubbish Piles at Kopro Market in West Jakarta Due to Quota Restrictions at Bantargebang TPST

JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – Piles of rubbish mounting up and emitting a pungent smell around Kopro Market, Tanjung Duren Selatan, West Jakarta, have been triggered by quota restrictions on waste disposal at the Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) Bantargebang following a landslide incident. This situation has caused rubbish to accumulate since the Eid holiday and only began to be cleared again on Tuesday (31/3/2026). The Head of the Environmental Unit (Kasatpel) for Grogol Petamburan, Udin Mahmudin, confirmed that the accumulation occurred due to operational restrictions at TPST Bantargebang. Udin explained that under normal conditions, the Grogol Petamburan area operates 38 waste collection vehicles daily to Bantargebang. However, after the landslide, the disposal quota was limited, requiring collections to be carried out on a rotational basis with other areas. “After the landslide, we handle it using quotas, so one day we operate, the next day off. From 38 vehicles, the quota is only 12. As a result, rubbish piles up. But insya Allah, it’s now approaching normal; today, we’ve reached a quota of 24,” Udin said. He emphasised that the rubbish accumulation in the Kopro Market area has occurred for the first time and was triggered by an external factor, namely the operational disruption at Bantargebang. To normalise the situation, his team has deployed three collection vehicles and one heavy machine since morning to clean the location. “Our hope is clear: may Bantargebang return to normal soon so that waste handling can be optimal again, with no more accumulations,” he stated. The Chairman of RW 05 in Tanjung Duren Selatan, Hadi Ardiansyah, explained that the accumulation point is actually a Temporary Disposal Site (LPS) for local residents. However, post-Eid, rubbish from other areas has also been dumped there because it was not collected in their original locations. “But after Eid, in other areas, there was accumulation; the waste collectors didn’t pick it up, so they dumped it here,” Hadi said. He even directly witnessed residents from outside the area disposing of rubbish at the LPS.