PDI-P Sets MURI Record for Most Teba Created

The Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) has set a record for creating the most teba across Indonesia. The activity has been officially verified and entered in the Indonesian World Records Museum (MURI) records.

A teba is an area at the back of a traditional Balinese home that historically served as a natural rubbish-disposal site and a place for domestic activities and household waste management.

The award presentation and verification took place during the 2026 National Waste Awareness Week (PPSN), themed “Caring for the Earth”.

MURI representative Awan Rahargo said the creation of the most teba was one of three activities witnessed during the event.

“Today MURI witnessed three activities, one of which has officially been verified and entered as a world record in the Indonesian World Records Museum: the creation of the most teba across Indonesia,” Awan said at PDI-P’s central board office in Jakarta on Saturday (14 November 2026).

He said the other two activities were still being verified. They involved community clean-up work and waste sorting, with more than one million people taking part in various parts of Indonesia.

“These are being verified by MURI and will also be recorded as a superlative achievement, with more than one million people across Indonesia participating in community clean-ups and waste sorting,” Awan said.

“Once again, congratulations to the PDI-P central board,” he added.

PDI-P central board chair Eriko Sotarduga thanked the party’s ranks, cadres and organising committee for their work in making the event a success.

“Hopefully, this will be a gift for our beloved chairwoman, Megawati Soekarnoputri,” he said.

Eriko stressed that the waste-management initiative using teba should not end with PPSN. PDI-P plans to encourage cadres in regions across Indonesia to make teba part of routine household waste management.

He said the party would ask each area to nominate one or two households in every neighbourhood association (RT) as pilot sites for managing organic waste using teba.