A wasteland in West Java province (Photo: Jakarta Post) Jakarta (VNA) – The West Java administration will work withUK-based plastic processing firm Plastic Energy to construct waste treatmentsites that process plastic waste into diesel and raw plastic materials.
The facilities, which will be developed in five locations, are expected tobecome operational by 2023.
Governor of West Java province Ridwan Kamil said thatthere will be two plants in each location.
One plant, which will take nine months to construct, will separate plasticwaste from other waste, he said, adding the other plant will include apetrochemical processor that will take around two years to build.
At the treatment facilities, domestic waste collected from households will beseparated based on materials, as materials like paper, cardboard, glass andaluminum cannot be processed into hydrocarbons.
Plastic Energy CEO Carlos Monreal said his company will allocateat least 50 million EUR (55 million USD) for the construction of wastetreatment facilities in each location.
Currently, the firm is recycling 5-6 million tonnes of plastic per year, and isaiming for 10 million tonnes by 2025.
Plastic Energy will ensure all plants in Indonesia follow exact protocols aswell as health and safety standards implemented by their European counterparts,he added.
The firm has been building similar facilities in Spain for three years, and hasjust signed an agreement on providing feedstock for the production of certifiedcircular polymers in the Netherlands./.
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