Regulation of Local Government Duties and Authority Regarding the Provision of Final Waste Processing Sites in South Tangerang City

Waste management is a public service issue directly related to public health, environmental quality, and the fulfillment of the right to a good and healthy environment. This article analyzes the regulation of the duties and authorities of the South Tangerang City Government in providing waste management facilities and infrastructure, especially the Final Processing Site (TPA), and explains the issue of dependence on the Cipeucang TPA as the only final processing facility listed in the South Tangerang City Waste Management Master Plan for 2025–2035. The study uses a normative juridical method with a legislative approach and a conceptual approach. The main legal materials include Law Number 18 of 2008, Government Regulation Number 81 of 2012, South Tangerang City Regulation Number 3 of 2013 as amended by Regulation Number 13 of 2019, and the mayor's regulation regarding waste management and master planning. The results of the study indicate that the regional government's obligations do not stop at transportation and disposal, but include policies, provision of facilities, waste reduction and handling, financing, guidance, supervision, and cooperation. The presence of one landfill is linked to facility development options, limited land, increased waste generation, and suboptimal residue processing. The presence of one landfill does not in itself prove a violation of the law, but it does pose a risk to the sustainability of services if not balanced by waste reduction at the source, intermediate facilities, material recovery technology, and interregional cooperation.