Jakarta (VNA) - The Indonesian Environment Ministry is targeting the development of 1,195 Reduce-Reuse-Recycle Waste Management Sites (TPS3R) across Indonesia to strengthen national waste handling.
"There are 56.63 million tonnes of waste annually, and in Jakarta alone, there are 8,500 tonnes 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, the country’s Antara news agency reported.
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 revitalised," Diaz added.
He said the construction and operation of these facilities support the government’s objective of achieving 100% waste management by 2029, as outlined in the National Medium-Term Development Plan (RPJMN).
Covering an area of 1,800 square meters, the TPS3R facility is expected to reduce waste sent to the Bantargebang Landfill by up to 80%.
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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