BADUNG, mybalinews.com – Tons of waste have pilling up on Bali southern beaches, including several popular beaches such as Kuta and Jimbaran each in the last several weeks.
Among the waste, there are many plastic trash that allegedly comes from Java. It was revealed by Acting Governor Mahendra Jaya during the clean-up event at Kuta Beach, Badung, Bali, Saturday (4/1).
Mahendra explained that the piling up of waste at Kuta Beach and its surroundings is a seasonal phenomenon where the ocean currents that pass through the coastal area carry waste from outside Bali, especially from Java.
“Therefore, we continue to encourage waste management efforts that also involve the community,” he said.
Mahendra Jaya said that Bali already has regulations regarding waste management, namely source-based waste management.
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“We encourage waste resolution at the source, waste is processed at the household scale to the village level. Several villages have succeeded in doing this and continue to provide examples to other villages in Bali,” said Mahendra Jaya.
Thousands of people have flocked to the beach across southern Bali on Saturday to clean up the beach. The beach clean-up is also supported by four minister that join the clean-up event. The four minister are Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Abdul Mu’ti, and Minister of Tourism Widiyanti Putri Wardhana.
The wind blow from the west.
Minister of Environment, Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, explained that waste pollution in the Kuta Beach area and its surroundings occur during the seasons, which lasts from October to March every year. During the season, the wind blow from the west.
“The amount of waste wash up on the coast of Bali in 2024-2025 is higher than in 2020-2021 which reached around 6,000 tons. While in 2023, it was around 2,900 tons,” he explained.
Therefore, according to the Indonesian Minister of Environment, it is important to collaborate to handle ‘seasonal’ waste on beaches in Bali in a concrete way through cooperation between various stakeholders, both government and community.
“Moreover, Bali has an international tourism reputation and more massive education is also needed for the community to jointly maintain environmental cleanliness and sustainability,” said Minister Hanif.
A total of 2,115 participants, ranging from local government, TNI, Polri, students, Bali Polytechnic of Tourism students, communities, cleaning staff, Kuta Task Force, traditional villages, NGOs, and mass media to social media activists were involved in the clean-up action even though it was raining.
The activity was also combined with the signing of an MoU between the Ministry of Environment and Forestry and the Ministry of Basic Education of the Republic of Indonesia for educational efforts on waste management and environmental sustainability from school age.
The beach clean-up event was also attended by the Deputy Minister of Environment Diaz Hendropriyono, the President’s Special Envoy for Tourism Zita Anjani, Badung Regent I Nyoman Giri Prasta, Pangdam IX/Udayana, Bali Police, Korem 163/Wirasatya, and representatives from the Ministry of Public Works and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. ( mybalinews/RLS/ERV)
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