Non-organic waste from Bali’s capital will be collected every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday. On the other days—Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday—special trucks will pick up organic waste.
Waste management in Bali is becoming increasingly challenging. The situation is made worse by the halt to transporting organic waste to the Suwung landfill in Denpasar from 1 April 2026.
After Bali banned the Suwung landfill from accepting organic waste from 1 April 2026, the authorities faced an unexpected consequence: residents began burning rubbish en masse in their own yards.
The Regent of Badung, I Wayan Adi Arnawa, and his deputy, Bagus Alit Sucipta, ceremoniously cut the wires of cable television on one of the streets in Canggu. This marked the launch of a large street…
Badung has announced the first results of its waste reform. According to local authorities, the waste sorting rate has reached 72%, while the amount of rubbish taken to the Suwung landfill each day ha…
The “put the bag outside the gate and forget about it” era is officially over. From 1 April 2026, Suwung landfill stopped accepting organic waste altogether. The dump will be fully closed by 1 August…
Bali has clarified what will happen to the Suwung landfill. It had previously been planned for closure on 1 August. Now Environment Minister Mohammad Jumhur Hidayat has explained that it is not the la…
In Sanur, city services are inspecting a drainage pipe near Segara Ayu Beach after a video appeared on social media. The footage shows murky water coming up from under the sand and flowing towards the…
In Badung, Bali’s most tourist-heavy regency, all 124 traditional villages must have their own waste management rules. These rules are known as perarem.
The authorities have specifically stated that the rules also apply to visitors and tourists staying in a particular traditional village.
A beauty clinic in Canggu, PRIME Skin Clinic, has been closed in Bali. It previously operated under the name Elasto Beauty. According to Indonesia’s Ministry of Health, the clinic was providing medica…
