Rorotan Waste Management Facility Targeted to Process 1,000 Tonnes Daily, Reducing Bantargebang Burden

The Jakarta Provincial Government has set a target for the waste processing facility in Rorotan, North Jakarta, to handle up to 1,000 tonnes of waste per day. This initiative is expected to reduce the waste burden currently being sent to the Bantargebang waste processing site.

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung stated that the commissioning or testing of the waste processing facility in Rorotan is still underway. He expressed hope that the facility would soon operate normally.

“We are currently conducting commissioning at Rorotan. Hopefully we will finish soon so that Rorotan can operate normally,” Pramono said at Jakarta City Hall on Monday (9 March 2026).

Pramono acknowledged that the waste processing capacity at Rorotan would not immediately reach the original target design. However, if the facility can process approximately 1,000 tonnes per day, this would significantly help reduce Jakarta’s waste burden.

According to him, with this capacity, the Rorotan facility could reduce waste shipments to Bantargebang by 1,000–1,500 tonnes per day. Currently, the volume of waste from Jakarta sent to Bantargebang reaches approximately 7,400–8,000 tonnes per day, a situation that severely limits the final disposal site’s remaining capacity.

“So 1,000 tonnes per day would already be very good for current operations at Rorotan, and it would significantly reduce waste—perhaps around 1,000–1,500 tonnes,” he said.

For this reason, the Jakarta Provincial Government continues to explore ways to reduce its dependence on Bantargebang, including by developing waste processing facilities within the city and strengthening waste separation practices from the source.

“If 1,000 tonnes can be processed at Rorotan, that would already be quite significant in reducing waste sent to Bantargebang,” he added.