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View all search resultsWALHI noted that between January and July 2023, the Surabaya Health Agency recorded over 174,000 cases of acute respiratory infections (ISPA) in the city, including more than 6,000 cases among infants.
The 7.8-hectare Rorotan RDF plant is part of Jakarta's efforts to tackle its growing waste problem. Originally scheduled to be fully operational by mid-March, the plant is designed to process about one-third of the city's 8,000 tonnes of daily waste, the majority of which is currently sent to the Bantar Gebang landfill.
The development of ITF Sunter waste-to-energy incinerator has long been under scrutiny by environmentalists, who have warned of possible health hazards, including toxic fumes released by the facility.
South Tangerang is moving up from simply recycling its trash to turning it into a source of energy, solving two problems at the same time: The lack of space to dump waste and the need for electricity by its 1.8 million residents.
The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry wants 12 waste-to-energy plants to be built across the country within three years and produce a combined 234 MW of electricity. Three of the projects are to go on auction this year.
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