Piling Up to 4 Metres, Waste Collection at Rawadas TPS Targeted for Completion Today

JAKARTA - The head of Pondok Kopi sub-district, Sandy Adamsyah, has confirmed that the collection of waste at the Temporary Waste Collection Point (TPS) Rawadas in Pondok Kopi, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, is targeted for completion on Tuesday (31/3/2026).

Over the past two weeks, waste at TPS Rawadas has piled up to form a mountain reaching three metres high.

“Alhamdulillah, today we will carry out the collection using four trucks,” said Sandy Adamsyah when met at TPS Rawadas on Tuesday.

According to Sandy, the previous waste collection was delayed due to a landslide at the Bantargebang Waste Processing Site and Landfill (TPST) in Bekasi City, as well as an increase in waste volume following the Eid holiday.

“I request that the carts be marked to indicate that they belong to the Pondok Kopi sub-district area, not other sub-districts. So if this continues in the future, I will review the TPS Rawadas again,” he stated.

Previously, waste at the Temporary Waste Collection Point (TPS) Rawadas in the Pondok Kopi area, Duren Sawit, East Jakarta, had accumulated after activities at TPST Bantargebang in Bekasi City were restricted due to a landslide.

Based on observations by Kompas.com on Tuesday (31/3/2026), queues of waste carts were still visible. Some waste was also being manually loaded into trucks by officers.

Two waste trucks were seen prepared to haul the piles of waste at TPS Rawadas. The height of the waste was estimated to reach three metres, dominated by household waste and plastics.

The TPS is located in the area of the Malaka Public Cemetery (TPU). The condition of the roads around the location appeared muddy due to leachate from the waste piles flowing into parts of the TPS area.

As a result, motorists passing by had to be careful because the road became slippery.

In addition, the pungent smell from the waste piles also disturbed the comfort of nearby residents.