Jakarta, Feb. 14 -- Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has reported a significant decline in landfills practicing open dumping, noting that the figure has dropped to 66 percent from 90 percent last year.

Speaking after an environmental cleanup in Bekasi, West Java, on Saturday, the minister emphasized the government's commitment to ending the practice of open dumping -the disposal of waste in open heaps without further processing.

"The law has mandated an end to open dumping since 2013, so we are long overdue. Following warnings issued in 2024 and 2025, we are finally seeing serious movement from mayors and district heads in 2026," he remarked.

The effort to end open dumping aims to achieve the target of 100 percent waste manage...