PORTALJABAR, BANDUNG CITY - The Bandung City Government has submitted a request to the West Java Provincial Government to declare a waste emergency status. This follows increasing pressure on the waste management system during the long holiday period, which began with Eid al-Fitr and continued through the series of long weekends in recent weeks.

Bandung Mayor Muhammad Farhan said the surge in community activity and tourist visits has had a direct impact on the increasing volume of waste that must be handled every day.

This condition further burdens the waste management system of Bandung City, which currently still relies on the Sarimukti Final Processing and Processing Facility (TPPA).

According to Farhan, Bandung City does not have its own final disposal site so that waste management capacity is greatly influenced by the quota given by the West Java Provincial Government for waste disposal to Sarimukti.

"During this holiday season, from Eid al-Fitr to the consecutive long weekends, the burden on environmental carrying capacity is extremely heavy. The waste issue is one of the biggest challenges we face," said Farhan at Bandung City Hall on Monday (June 1, 2026).

He appreciated the Governor of West Java who had provided assistance by opening an additional waste transportation quota to the Sarimukti TPPA.

According to him, this step is very helpful in preventing larger accumulations of waste in various parts of the city.

Farhan explained that the Bandung City Government is continuously striving to increase waste processing capacity through various existing processing facilities. However, the waste from processing still requires an adequate final disposal site.

"We can process the waste as best we can. However, the remaining residue still requires support from the provincial government, as management authority for the Sarimukti Landfill lies at the provincial level," he said.

Currently, the Bandung City Government is awaiting a decision from the West Java Provincial Government regarding the proposed determination of waste emergency status according to the criteria set by the Ministry of Environment.

If this status is determined, the local government can take various emergency policy steps to accelerate the handling of waste problems.

Farhan believes that the waste problem is not only the government's responsibility, but also requires public participation in reducing waste generation from its source.

He hopes that public awareness of waste sorting and reduction can continue to increase in order to maintain the cleanliness and sustainability of the Bandung City environment.

"This is a momentum to strengthen collaboration between the government, the community, the business world, and all stakeholders in addressing the increasingly complex waste problem," he said. (Bandung City Communications and Information Service/rka)