Prabowo, Accompanied by Jumhur Hidayat, Inspects Waste Processing into Tiles in Banyumas

President Prabowo Subianto inspected the Integrated Environment and Education-Based Waste Processing Site (TPST BLE) in Banyumas. Prabowo was accompanied by the new Minister of Environment, Jumhur Hidayat, as he checked the waste management processes at the location.

Observations on Tuesday (28/4/2026) showed Prabowo arriving at TPST BLE, located in Kaliori Village, Banyumas, Central Java, at 13:50 WIB. The activity began with listening to a report from the Head of the TPST Banyumas Technical Implementation Unit, Edy Nugroho.

In addition to Jumhur, Prabowo was accompanied by the State Secretary Prasetyo Hadi, the Deputy Cabinet Secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya, and the Deputy Minister for Food Affairs Hanif Faisol. Also present were Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi and Banyumas Regent Sadewo.

The currently operational TPST BLE is capable of processing around 574.52 tonnes of waste per day, or 77.76% of the total household and similar waste in Banyumas, which reaches 738.84 tonnes per day. The unprocessed waste remaining is 164.32 tonnes per day, or 22.24%.

After listening to the report, Prabowo inspected the production results from the waste management at the site. The waste there is processed into organic pellets, plastic granules, paving blocks, and tiles.

Prabowo was seen holding the production results while discussing with the relevant officials. Subsequently, Prabowo entered the waste management processing area.

He directly observed the processes being carried out by the workers at the location. Prabowo also viewed the piles of unprocessed waste.