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Indonesia advances open dumping ban and landfill reforms

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Indonesia moves to ban advances open dumping within two years ban and landfill reforms

Indonesia’s response to a series of landfill fires has widened broadened into a national nationwide drive to eliminate open‑waste dumping. dumping and modernise waste management. After the Jatiwaringin fire was fully extinguished on 10 July and a flare‑up on 18 July prompted the Environment Minister to pledge an end to open‑dumping by the end of 2026, the government accelerated its agenda. On 24 July, Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan announced a two‑year plan on 24 July to ban open waste dumping nationwide, simplifying regulations for waste‑to‑energy projects in roughly 60 cities and urging tighter source‑level segregation. across the country. West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi introduced a provincial regulation to prohibit indiscriminate waste disposal and launched a personal‑fund crime‑reward contest. Citizens can earn cash prizes of 5 million to 50 million rupiah cash‑reward contest for capturing citizens who capture street thieves, robbers or muggers, provided the offenders are handed to police, not seriously injured, thieves and formally charged. He also mandated that required subsidised schools require students to bring collect clean plastic waste each day, daily, linking waste‑sorting to science lessons and connecting schools with recycling firms. The national package also includes building simplified regulations for waste‑to‑energy projects in about 60 cities, construction of 2,000 new fisher‑village complexes with cold‑storage, auction halls and subsidised fuel, complexes, and expanding the an expanded free nutritious‑meal (MBG) programme to thousands of additional service points in for pesantren and remote 3T areas. East Java Vice‑Governor Emil Dardak reported a 5.96 % year‑on‑year economic growth in Q1 2026, driven by manufacturing, while warning 2026 but warned that about around 4,400 workers at the Pakerin paper mill face possible layoffs. The provincial government is coordinating layoffs, prompting coordination with labour and industry ministries ministries. On 27 July, Indonesia announced that the Bantargebang landfill – the country’s largest methane‑emitting site – will be converted from open dumping to protect workers’ rights. a controlled sanitary system on 1 August. The fire‑driven emergency response has thus evolved into move is part of a comprehensive policy drive broader plan to end open dumping close open‑dump operations at 343 of the nation’s 550 disposal sites, introduce separate collection of organics and strengthen waste management, public safety recyclables, and economic resilience across Indonesia within cut methane emissions that drive global warming. The transition will affect waste pickers who have long depended on the next two years. site, underscoring the social dimension of the waste‑management overhaul.

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  1. 2026-07-27 01:27 UTC Indonesia advances open dumping ban and landfill reforms
  2. 2026-07-26 01:27 UTC Indonesia moves to ban open dumping within two years
  3. 2026-07-26 01:26 UTC Indonesia moves to ban open dumping within two years

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