In the village of Gulingan in the Mengwi area (Badung), locals say street litter has fallen by around 90%. They put this down to a simple system that has been in place for a long time: residents sort their waste at home, after which it is collected and processed by type.
According to village head I Ketut Winarya, everything depends on the habit of sorting in advance: this means less waste ends up on roadsides and vacant lots, and recycling becomes more achievable.
A local sorting and recycling facility (TPS 3R) then gets involved: staff collect the already separated waste every day and sort it into categories. At the same time, the village cleaning service looks after public areas, and each banjar (neighbourhood community) has a daily routine to keep things clean.
In Bali, “source separation” has been promoted at provincial level for several years: the rules were set back in 2019, and in 2025 the authorities again reiterated the basic approach—process organic waste locally where possible, and send to landfill only what can no longer be recycled.
In Gulingan, they say the next step is to improve sorting discipline and coordinate more with neighbouring villages so that waste is not moved from one area to another.
Source: nusabali.com
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