Stop Trash Before Manggarai, Jakarta Will Install Filters in 11 Rivers

JAKARTA, GARISBUMI.com – The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government plans to expand the waste filter system to 11 rivers to reduce the burden of waste flowing into the floodgates. This step follows the management of Ciliwung River waste at the Simatupang TB Waste Filter (SSTBS) facility, South Jakarta.

DKI Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung said that handling river waste needs to be done before the waste accumulates downstream. Apart from filtering waste, the facility processes the collected material so that it can be reused.

"In particular, I want to see the waste that is handled from the end. Because this waste is handled from the end before it enters Manggarai," said Pramono when inspecting the SSTBS, Monday (5/10/2026).

According to Pramono, almost 30 percent of the waste that passes through the Ciliwung River is processed at the SSTBS facility. The collected waste is used as organic fertilizer and maggot feed media, while the residual waste is pressed to meet the needs of a number of nearby industries.

The processing results in the form of compost are also sent to the Organic Processing Center in Ciangir and Cilincing.

"So that waste handling is no longer partial, but more holistic and planned," he said.