DPRD Desak Perbaikan Segera Pengelolaan Sampah di Jakarta
Radar News - RRI.CO.ID, Jakarta - The Jakarta Provincial Administration is facing renewed pressure to overhaul its waste management systems as trash continues to accumulate in high-visibility urban areas. On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, member of the Jakarta Regional Legislative Council (DPRD), August Hamonangan, called for an immediate resolution to "failing" collection points that are currently compromising the health and comfort of city residents.
The demand highlights a growing gap between Jakarta’s sustainability goals and the reality of its neighborhood-level sanitation services.
Despite the city's push toward modern processing technologies, local Temporary Disposal Sites (TPS) remain a significant bottleneck. Hamonangan specifically pointed to the TPS Rawajati near Kalibata Station and the Pasar Minggu Market in South Jakarta as primary examples of systemic failure.
"We all know that the waste problem is still scattered and piling up around the community. One example is TPS Rawajati next to Kalibata Station," said August in Jakarta on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, as quoted by Antara.
He noted that residents have repeatedly complained about the stench and overflow at these locations, which sit in the heart of densely populated districts.
The lawmaker reminded the provincial administration that a clean environment is not a luxury, but a constitutional right. Citing Article 28H/1945 Constitution and the Law on Environmental Protection and Management (PPLH), he emphasized that every citizen is entitled to a healthy living space.
"Residents have complained about waste piling up in the middle of the city. Then the waste problem at Pasar Jaya, Pasar Minggu is also concerning," he added, urging Governor Pramono Anung to intervene before the local grievances escalate into a larger public health issue.
In response to these localized failures, the DPRD is currently accelerating the discussion of the Regional Regulation on Environmental Protection and Management (Raperda PPLH). This new legal framework is expected to provide stricter oversight and better funding for neighborhood-level waste infrastructure.
Hamonangan, representing the PSI Fraction, pledged that his party would maintain "grassroots supervision" to ensure that sanitation officials are held accountable for the conditions of local disposal sites. ***
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