Effective August 1, 2025, Suwung is no longer permitted to receive organic waste. Only non-organic and residual waste may enter the facility as a transition measure ahead of the complete shutdown in December 2025.
Bali has set a firm deadline: the Suwung Regional Landfill in Denpasar will close permanently at the end of December 2025. The decision, formalized in the Governor of Bali’s Letter No. B.24.600.4/3664/PSLB3PPKLH/DKLH, ends open dumping operations at a site that has served as the island’s largest waste facility for nearly four decades.
RELEVANT SUSTAINABLE GOALS
Immediate Transition: Organic Waste Restricted
“The permanent closure of the Sarbagita Suwung Regional Landfill with open dumping operations will be carried out at the end of December 2025,” Governor Wayan Koster stated in the letter dated Thursday (31/7/2025). Addressed to the Mayor of Denpasar and the Regent of Badung, the letter lays out a phased timetable to wind down operations at Suwung.
Effective August 1, 2025, Suwung is no longer permitted to receive organic waste. Only non-organic and residual waste may enter the facility as a transition measure ahead of the complete shutdown in December 2025. The restriction follows Minister of Environment and Forestry Decree No. 921 of 2025, dated May 23, 2025, which requires the termination of open dumping at Suwung within a maximum of 180 days from issuance.
Programs to Accelerate: Clean Bali, Fewer Plastics
The province has instructed affected regions to strengthen local waste management capacity. Municipalities are directed to maximize TPS3R (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle-based Waste Management Sites) and TPST (Integrated Waste Management Sites) to handle waste that can no longer be processed at Suwung.
“It is hoped that the Denpasar City Government and Badung Regency will immediately optimize the operations of TPS3R and TPST that have been built or will be built,” Governor Koster wrote.
“We are obliged to follow the stages and processes contained in the plan document for the cessation of waste management of the open dumping system,” added Regional Secretary of Bali Province Dewa Indra in a written statement, Thursday (31/7).
“We are obliged to follow the stages and processes contained in the plan document for the cessation of waste management of the open dumping system,” added Regional Secretary of Bali Province Dewa Indra in a written statement, Thursday (31/7).
The Governor also urged faster implementation of existing initiatives: the Bali Clean Waste Movement, restrictions on single-use plastics, and community-based waste handling at both village and traditional village levels.
On-Site Check: Suwung Still Taking Residual Waste—for Now
Ahead of closure, Bali Forestry and Environmental Agency Head Made Rentin visited a waste sorting station in Braban to review current measures. He emphasized that Suwung remains on track for a complete shutdown in December 2025. Until then, the landfill will continue to accept residual waste temporarily.
With Suwung’s operational limits now in effect, local authorities have been advised to prepare alternative waste treatment facilities. The aim is clear: reduce dependency on the landfill system and increase waste processing at the source.
Start at Home, Sort at the Source
Residents and businesses can support the transition by separating waste at the source and using available services. Bali’s largest landfill is headed for closure, even as waste volumes persist. The province’s directive draws a straight line from policy to practice: restrict organics, strengthen TPS3R and TPST, and move communities toward source-level sorting. The schedule is set; the task now shifts to execution across cities, regencies, and households—so the island can meet its December 2025 deadline and the long-promised end of open dumping at Suwung.
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