Deputy Minister of Environment Says 43 Landfills Are Burned, Encourages Waste Sorting from Home

BOGOR, GARISBUMI.com – Deputy Minister of the Environment/Deputy Head of the Environmental Control Agency (KLH/Environmental Management Agency (BPLH)) Diaz Hendropriyono said that 43 final processing sites (TPA) had experienced fires. He emphasized the importance of sorting waste from source to reduce the risk of fire while supporting waste processing.

Diaz made this statement at the Science Day 2026 event at Ibn Khaldun University, Bogor, Wednesday (30/9/2026).

According to Diaz, the accumulation of organic waste mixed with plastic and dry weather conditions can increase the potential for fires in landfills.

"Currently, 43 landfills have caught fire, this is because there is no proper sorting, so organic waste piles up there, especially if it is mixed with plastic materials," said Diaz in a written statement from KLH/Environmental Management Agency (BPLH), Thursday (1/10/2026).

This statement does not specify the location or period of the fires at the 43 landfills that Diaz mentioned.

He hopes that sorting can reduce the waste that goes to landfill so that the facility primarily accepts the residue left after the processing process.