Bantargebang waste hub in Jakarta faces capacity crisis and new management plan

Bantargebang, the main downstream waste‑processing area for Jakarta, operates two facilities – the Integrated Waste Processing Site (TPST) receiving about 7,000 tonnes per day and the Sumur Batu landfill taking 1,400‑1,500 tonnes per day. Both are over capacity, with waste piles at TPST reaching a height comparable to a 16‑storey building. An estimated 6,000‑10,000 waste pickers in the area collectively handle roughly 636 tonnes of waste each day.

The DKI Jakarta provincial government has outlined a roadmap to curb open dumping, which currently accounts for 72.56 % of waste at TPST in Q2 2026. Targets aim to reduce open dumping to 50.34 % by Q3‑Q4 2026, raise processed waste to 20.28 % and increase controlled landfill use to 8.39 %. By 2027, processed waste is expected to reach 45.65 %, and the goal is to eliminate open dumping entirely by 2028, replacing it with safer, controlled landfill and modern processing facilities.

Stakeholders such as SMERU, Greenpeace Indonesia, and the National Waste Coalition are involved in seminars to discuss the vulnerability and welfare of waste‑picking communities and to propose policy and welfare improvements.