Rubbish Mountain in Front of East Cakung SPPG Removed by Six Trucks
JAKARTA - A mountain of rubbish in front of the East Cakung SPPG on Cakung-Cilincing Raya Street in East Jakarta began to be cleared today, Sunday (5/4/2026).
On the right side, two orange waste transport trucks were parked. On the left side, a power press truck was parked.
Right next to the gradually diminishing rubbish pile, a wheel loader heavy vehicle was transferring the waste from the heap into the truck containers.
Around the area, waste collection workers were arriving one after another with their carts.
According to a local waste collector, at least six rubbish trucks have been transporting the waste to the Bantargebang TPST since midday.
“There have been six since earlier; this is because there’s a lot (of rubbish). Usually, it’s just one for pressing,” said a waste worker, Amri, when met at the location on Sunday.
He explained that the rubbish at this TPS for RW 003 residents is not usually this much. According to him, the accumulation occurred due to several factors.
First, the Eid al-Fitr moment caused residents to produce more waste. Second, restrictions on waste transport quotas to the Bantargebang TPST.
“During Eid, it’s usually a lot. Eid lasts one day, but the pile-up can last almost a month,” he said.
The waste collectors hope that this TPS is not relocated to build a new SPPG. This is because they have relied on their livelihoods by collecting waste from house to house for decades.
“Because the TPS was there first. If it’s to be moved, where to? Even now like this, which one does the government want to save? Because both are government-owned,” said another waste collector, Firman.
According to him, besides RW 003 residents, many outsiders still frequently dump rubbish here.
He suspects that other residents avoid paying cleanliness fees and think this TPS is free.
He pointed to a black sedan that stopped on the roadside to drop off a black plastic bag of rubbish.
“Look at that, nice car, rich person but dumping rubbish here,” said Firman.
That, according to him, also contributes to the large amount of rubbish there.