"There are 56.63 million tons of waste annually, and in Jakarta alone, there are 8,500 tons per day. We are trying to establish 1,195 TPS3Rs throughout Indonesia," Deputy Environment Minister Diaz Hendropriyono said after inaugurating the Sinergi Bersih Waste Management Facility (TPS3R) in Jakarta on Thursday.
The facilities are planned for locations across the country, from Sumatra to eastern Indonesia, with most of the units expected to be developed in Java.
"We held a meeting and proposed to the Ministry of Public Works to build one thousand TPS3Rs, and from there, some will be revitalized," Diaz added.
He said the construction and operation of these facilities support the government’s objective of achieving one hundred percent waste management by 2029, as outlined in the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN).
Diaz noted that many TPS3R units have stopped operating or have been abandoned. His office recorded that about 32 percent of the 3,989 TPS3R units nationwide are inactive.
He also reported a similar condition in waste banks, where approximately 26 percent of the 28,170 registered units are no longer operating.
"The president has issued a Presidential Regulation under the 2012–2025 RPJMN, requiring waste management at about 51.12 percent this year and one hundred percent within the next five years. We are committed to meeting the target," he said.
He expressed appreciation to the various parties involved in supporting waste management efforts, including the construction of the Sinergi Bersih TPS3R facility.
The facility was developed through collaboration involving the Jakarta Environmental Agency, PT Nestlé Indonesia, WWF-Indonesia, and Waste4Change.
The site can process between thirty and forty tons of waste per day and serves five urban villages. The facility produces refuse-derived fuel (RDF) as an alternative to coal.
Covering an area of 1,800 square meters, the TPS3R facility is expected to reduce waste sent to the Bantargebang Landfill by up to eighty percent.
Waste entering the site will be sorted and shredded, similar to the RDF production process at Bantargebang, before being sold to cement factories as fuel.
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Translator: Resinta Sulistiyandari
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