On Monday (April 28), residents of Bago Village, street vendors, and the Tulungagung Environmental Agency (DLH) worked together to remove all remaining waste from the area.

Their joint action helped restore comfort for people living and working around the site. The cleanup also improved sanitation in one of the busy areas of the district.

Acting Bago Village Head Yeni Ekasari said the village office had inspected the location three times. Officials wanted to monitor the growing trash pile before taking stronger action.

After those inspections, the village office intensified communication with DLH and the district administration. This coordination helped make the joint cleanup operation possible.

“We carried out repeated field checks and kept coordinating with DLH and the subdistrict office until this real action could finally happen today,” she said while monitoring the waste removal.

As part of the response, DLH sent two garbage trucks to speed up the cleanup process. The additional vehicles helped normalize conditions at the temporary disposal site more quickly.

The trucks also encouraged strong community participation. Residents and street vendors worked side by side with officers to lift piles of garbage into the trucks.

“This action truly shows extraordinary synergy. Together with street vendors, local residents, and full support from all elements in Bago Village, we moved together to restore environmental comfort,” Yeni added.

From the technical side, the Tulungagung Environmental Agency explained the cause of the delayed waste transport. Several operational problems had slowed the regular collection schedule.

Ginanjar Eko Santoso, Head of Waste and Hazardous Waste Management at DLH Tulungagung, said some garbage trucks and waste containers had broken down.

Fuel distribution issues also created additional delays. Problems with the diesel fuel barcode system made daily operations more difficult for sanitation workers.

“It is true that several transport vehicles and waste containers were damaged, and the diesel fuel barcode system also needed updates,” he explained.

Despite those obstacles, DLH said the cleanup process had already started to show results in the field. Officers and residents worked together early in the morning to solve the problem.

“This morning, DLH and Bago residents worked together to clean the waste that had become an environmental problem,” he said.

The agency prioritized the cleanup because the depot sits near a busy protocol road. Officials wanted to sterilize the area before economic activity increased later in the day.

The combined team managed to remove nearly a month of accumulated waste in a short time. This result received appreciation from local residents and officials.

“We highly appreciate the help from residents and street vendors. They did not just throw away trash but also helped lift it into the trucks,” Ginanjar said.

“With the strength of these two trucks, our target was to make the TPS area completely clean before public mobility increased,” he added.

Looking ahead, DLH wants stronger local waste management systems to prevent the same problem from happening again.

The agency encouraged TPS Bago to strengthen independent waste handling through waste banks, 3R-based waste sorting, and better community participation in environmental management.