Indonesia targets full waste management by 2029, ends open dumping

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia aims to establish comprehensive waste management by 2029 and end open dumping, with the Environment Ministry urging stakeholders to adopt safe, sustainable practices across the waste management chain.

Vinda Damayanti Ansjar, deputy for Waste, Hazardous Waste and Toxic Substances Management at the Environment Ministry, outlined the target in a statement issued in Jakarta on Tuesday.

"Waste management must cover the entire chain, from upstream to downstream, including prevention, Extended Producer Responsibility, source separation, collection, recycling, processing and final disposal," Vinda said.

Speaking at the 13th Asia-Pacific Landfill Symposium (APLAS) 2026 in Bandung, West Java, on Monday, she said waste solutions require technologies tailored to local conditions, including recycling, composting, refuse-derived fuel and waste-to-energy.

The government has issued Presidential Regulation No. 109 of 2025 to accelerate the conversion of urban waste into renewable energy.

However, waste-to-energy facilities must remain part of an integrated waste management system and must not replace efforts to reduce waste and separate it at source.

At the same event, Nita Yuanita, dean of the Bandung Institute of Technology's Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, called for a shift in how final disposal sites are managed.

She said rapid urbanization and limited land availability require landfill operations to become more carefully planned, measurable and based on scientific principles.

"Landfill facilities must be scientifically planned, carefully engineered, responsibly operated and integrated with waste reduction, recycling and resource recovery," Nita said.

From the business sector, Izzul Asri Daulay, laboratory and technical senior manager at PT Prasadha Pamunah Limbah Industri (PPLI), discussed modern landfill practices, including controlled and licensed waste disposal, multilayer environmental protection and leachate management.

He said landfill management must go beyond waste placement and disposal to systematically control all potential environmental impacts.

Environmental protection systems, leachate control and operational monitoring must all be integral components of modern landfill management, he added.

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