Speaking while visiting the Kertalangu Integrated Waste Management Site (TPST) in Bali on Tuesday (5/11/24), the director of waste management at Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment, Novrizal Tahar, said that the waste management system of Surabaya could serve as an example for handling waste in Bali, according to reporting from Antara News.
Surabaya has been converting waste into energy since 2021. It has the capacity to handle 1,000 tons of waste per day and produce 9 megawatts of energy, he said, adding that this system can be used as an example, adding that the processing system in Surabaya is permanent, massive, and has a large capacity. With such a system in place in Surabaya, there is no need to study waste processing overseas, he said.
According to the Ministry of Environment, there are also several other areas that have implemented a good waste processing system, such as Banyumas, Central Java, says Antara News.
However, Tahar said that attention must be paid to the social and cultural conditions in establishing a waste processing system in Bali.
Antara News says there are two TPSTs in Bali, namely in Denpasar City and Badung District, which use technology that converts waste into refuse-derived fuel (RDF). However, Tahar said that the RDF system may not be running efficiently in Bali.
“The RDF system must have an off-taker, like the cement (industry), coal-fired power plants, the smelter industry, the metal casting industry, the fertilizer industry, and the paper industry, and all six of them do not exist in Bali,” he said.
Antara News reports that therefore, the Ministry of Environment has asked the local government to evaluate and review a proper waste management system for Bali.
Source: Antara News
