Village Officials in Dangin Puri Kelod Independently Sort and Clear Illegal Waste Piles
The Dangin Puri Kelod Village Government has combed through and independently sorted illegal waste. The activity took place over three days, involving 15 village staff, hamlet heads, the Village Consultative Body (BPD), and Environmental Monitors (Jumali).
“We gathered yesterday from 07:00 to 08:00 WITA, set off to comb the area, provided public services, and returned here. The maximum is until 12:00 WITA because it gets hot,” explained the Village Head of Dangin Puri Kelod, I Made Sada, when interviewed by detikBali on Friday (24/4/2026).
Waste sorting is temporarily carried out on an empty plot owned by the Bali Provincial Office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. They are using a one-are area as a site for the waste sorting process, which is then immediately transported to avoid accumulation and maintain cleanliness at the location.
“We’re borrowing this place temporarily. In the city, it’s hard to find a spot. This is provincial land. Even at the office, there’s no parking space. If it’s not sorted, the TPS rejects it, so we sort it,” said Sada.
“I’m cleaning this now, tomorrow or the day after it will be sent, then the land will be empty, and on Monday new waste will come,” added Sada.
He mentioned that the use of the Bali Provincial Government’s land for waste sorting is due to better security with perimeter fencing and routine patrols. Additionally, the land’s ownership status is clearly government property.
“I have patrols from the Community Protection (Linmas) but only until 00:00-01:00 WITA,” said Sada.
Furthermore, Sada explained that CCTV surveillance has been implemented. However, he noted that these efforts are not fully effective because they struggle to identify the perpetrators. “But we don’t know them. They dump and leave immediately,” said Sada.
Sada stated that the illegal waste comes from residents outside the village. During the sorting process, the sorting team often luckily finds identities of the culprits from online shopping packages.
Over the three days of sorting, the village managed to collect up to one pickup truck per day. Organic waste is redirected to the Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) Kesiman Kertalangu. Meanwhile, non-organic waste goes to the Temporary Waste Collection Site (TPS) Yangbatu.
“Now the regulations are new: every Thursday and Monday for organic waste disposal, non-organic on other days. But sometimes the TPST is full, so we send one pickup every day,” said Sada.
The village has six moci cart operators who go around collecting only sorted waste. Additionally, they continue to promote education and provide source-based waste sorting facilities.
“We have 4,654 households (KK). Yesterday we distributed 250 composter bins. Then 200 modern composters, so the number of households is gradually reduced, and the rest get composters. We’ve distributed around 900. Because 43 villages need them, it’s phased, but the important thing is we start,” explained Sada.
According to Sada, 70 percent of residents in Dangin Puri Kelod Village have successfully sorted their waste. He confirmed this from the results of waste collection by the moci operators.
“If we report to DLHK, they’ve done a lot of work. We want to lighten the load on DLHK. Of course, because this illegal waste—they don’t want to sort it. Everyone can sort, but they don’t want to. Maybe they don’t know the information either. So, they dump in strategic places like empty lots, and since it’s in the village, it’s our responsibility,” emphasised Sada.
Hotspots prone to illegal waste dumping include areas around Banjar Yang Batu Kauh, Banjar Yangbatu Kangin, Jalan Cok Agung Tresna to Jalan Raya Puputan around the Bung Karno Museum area.