Enviro News Asia, Denpasar — Ministry of Environment and Environmental Control Agency (KLH/BPLH) and the Bali Provincial Government have strengthened their commitment to end open dumping practices as part of a nationwide waste management reform.
The initiative was marked by the Declaration to Eliminate Open Dumping Landfills in Bali, signaling a shift from the traditional collect-transport-dispose system toward waste reduction at source, sorting, and sustainable processing.
Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq stressed that eliminating open dumping must go hand in hand with improving waste sorting at the household level.
The government aims to fully eliminate open dumping across Indonesia by 2026, with an accelerated deadline set for August 2026. The target aligns with the National Medium-Term Development Plan under Presidential Regulation No. 12/2025, which sets a national waste management target of 63.4 percent in 2026.
As of the end of 2025, around 30 percent of Indonesia’s 485 landfills have stopped open dumping practices, leaving approximately 369 sites requiring transformation.
In Bali, particularly in Denpasar and Badung, waste sorting rates have exceeded 60 percent, reflecting significant behavioral change within communities.
The minister also reviewed several waste management facilities, including TPST Kertalangu, TPS3R Sesetan, TOSS Center Klungkung, TPA Suwung, and TPST Tahura I, to assess operational readiness and infrastructure support.
The government continues to strengthen waste processing capacity and regional distribution systems to improve waste quality, supporting future development of waste-to-energy technologies.
Strict law enforcement will be implemented nationwide to ensure compliance, while public awareness and community participation remain central to building a sustainable waste management system. (*)
