The titile of this legal writing is “LEGAL ASPECT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITY
TOWARDS GARBAGE MANAGEMENT LANDFILL IN BANTARGEBANG BEKASI”. This type of
research is empirical legal research. Empirical legal research is a study that focuses on the
behavior of the community. Legal issues rised are: how the responsibility of the DKI Jakarta
Provincial Governments and Bekasi City Governments related to the garbage management Landfill
in Bantargebang Bekasi and what obstacles faced by the DKI Jakarta Provincial Governments in
the garbage management Landfill in Bantargebang Bekasi. The purpose of this research is to find
out the Local Government responsibility in garbage management and obstacles faced by DKI
Jakarta Provincial Governments related to the garbage management Landfill in Bantargebang
Bekasi. The research findings shows that the responsibility of DKI Jakarta Provincial Governments
against garbage management Landfill in Bantargebang descended directly Dinas Kebersihan DKI
Jakarta to Unit Pengelola Sampah Terpadu Bantargebang Dinas Kebersihan DKI Jakarta. The
responsibility of Bekasi City Governments only limited supervision and monitoring of the garbage
management Landfill in Bantargebang Bekasi. The obstacles faced many scavengers who work in
Bantargebang, lack of heavy equipment, and lack of disinfectant spraying. It is recomended that
the responsibility of Bekasi City Government as a ruler of the territory not only limited to the
supervision of the course. And in addition, DKI Jakarta Provincial Governments must immediately
make Landfills in the city of Jakarta.