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View all search resultsBatam studies waste-to-energy technology to tackle garbage problem
Data show that Batam produces between 800 and 1,300 tonnes of garbage every day. Currently, Batam relies on the 49-hectare Telaga Punggur final dumping site, which is divided into several zones, as its main solution.
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A man sorts waste at the Segawe landfill in Tulungagung, East Java, on Oct. 23. The Environment Ministry has encouraged regional administrations to make landfills more environmentally friendly. (Antara/Destyan Sujarwoko)
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he Batam city administration in Riau Islands is studying a waste-to-energy power plant to help alleviate its waste problem in addition to strengthening academic data and third-party involvement.
The steps were discussed during a focus group discussion on waste management at the Batam mayor’s office on Wednesday. The discussion involved the Batam Research and Innovation Agency (BRIDA) and experts from the Indonesian Islamic University (UII) in Yogyakart.a
Batam Mayor Amsakar Achmad said the complex waste problem in Batam could no longer be solved using conventional methods.
“Solving the waste problem is a priority. Its handling must be systematic and start with an academic study,” he said.
“We must solve the matter from its roots to the final dumping site.”
Data show that Batam produces between 800 and 1,300 tonnes of garbage every day. Currently, Batam relies on the 49-hectare Telaga Punggur final dumping site, which is divided into several zones, as its main solution. However, with an increasing population, the final dumping site’s capacity must be managed more efficiently.
Building a waste-to-energy power plant is one breakthrough currently being studied by the Batam city administration. Remaining land in Telaga Punggur final dumping site would be used to build the power plant.
