What was announced
On 10 June 2026 the Environment Ministry (KLH) and the Bali provincial government launched a campaign for full waste sorting. From 1 July, households, banjars (local communities), markets, hotels and offices must separate waste where it is produced.
The Liputan6 report does not cite a provincial regulation number. Governor Wayan Koster said he would work with KLH and customary villages to strengthen adat (customary) sanctions against violators.
The Suwung landfill
The closure of Suwung has already slipped. In December 2025 the minister extended the deadline to 28 February 2026. Organic waste was banned there from 1 April 2026, and according to the minister volumes from Denpasar and Badung fell by 60% within weeks.
The plan now is to convert the site into a controlled landfill with a geomembrane lining to protect groundwater rather than shut it. Yet on 30 September the environmental centre PPLH Bali reported that Suwung still receives both organic and inorganic waste, averaging about 1,320 tonnes a day.
Weak points
PPLH says trucks allowed to deliver organic waste on Mondays and Thursdays often arrive with mixed loads. There are too few TPS3R recycling points and little demand for finished compost.
Officials say 87% of residents already sort their waste and more than 100,000 composters have been handed out.
The authorities are also expanding local processing. A site in Klungkung turns organic waste into fertiliser, and inorganic waste is to be converted into RDF (refuse-derived fuel). Waste-to-energy plants rest on Perpres 109/2025, a presidential regulation on processing urban waste into energy.
The next national milestone is ending open dumping altogether from 1 August 2026.