Waste Shipments to Bantargebang Restricted, Pasar Jaya Launches Clean-Up Movement in 146 Markets
Perumda Pasar Jaya has launched the Joint Market Clean-Up Movement (GEBER) as a strategic step to strengthen waste management directly at the source across all its managed markets. The programme supports the Jakarta Provincial Government’s policy of tightening waste governance ahead of restrictions on waste shipments to the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Plant (TPST) starting August 2026.
Perumda Pasar Jaya President Director Agus Himawan emphasised that the movement is not merely ceremonial. It represents a long-term commitment to creating a clean, healthy, hygienic, and comfortable market environment for traders and visitors alike, while supporting Jakarta’s transformation into a global city. “This movement is not just ceremonial. It is a real commitment and a concrete step for all of us to create a clean, healthy, hygienic, and comfortable market environment, both for traders and the public as visitors, in supporting Jakarta towards becoming a global city,” Agus stated during the launch at Pasar Induk Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, on Friday.
Agus revealed that 146 markets under Perumda Pasar Jaya’s management are now equipped with segregated waste bins. The provision of these facilities aims to enable market users to begin waste sorting directly at the source. This initiative follows up on Jakarta Governor’s Instruction Number 5 of 2026 concerning the Waste Sorting and Management Movement from the Source. Agus stressed that the conventional method of sending waste to Bantargebang can no longer be fully relied upon starting August this year, making it imperative to optimise waste handling in producing areas such as markets.
As part of a pilot project for independent waste management, Pasar Jaya is collaborating with LAPI ITB and PT FDR at Pasar Induk Kramat Jati. To ensure the programme’s sustainability, a GEBER Task Force comprising 58 personnel has been established to supervise, educate, and drive consistent behavioural change in waste management within the market environment.
Meanwhile, Perumda Pasar Jaya Supervisory Board member La Ode Basir expressed strong appreciation for the programme’s launch. However, he cautioned that waste sorting must not stop at the ceremonial level but must become an ingrained collective work culture for all Pasar Jaya personnel. To ensure disciplined implementation, La Ode Basir requested that the board of directors immediately formulate measurable Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for every market. He also proposed that cleanliness levels and the success of waste sorting implementation be used as performance assessment instruments for market heads.