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Jakarta 3 months ago

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Shell piles engulf North Jakarta’s eroding coast

Just as the climate crisis slowly pushes shorelines inland, a towering pile of green mussel shells now buries the already shrinking coastline in Cilincing, North Jakarta.

Companies 4 months ago

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Danantara to launch waste-to-energy tenders this week

The projects, part of a broader plan to build 33 plants nationwide worth a combined Rp 91 trillion (US$5.6 billion), are included in state utility PLN’s long-term electricity procurement plan (RUPTL) as renewables.

Editorial 4 months ago

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Beware of microplastics in rain

Forget traffic snarls, flooding and catching a chill: It turns out that at least for the past three years, if not longer, rainy season brings with it the risk that Jakartans could inhale microplastics that can harm our health for the long term.

Jakarta 4 months ago

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Jakarta rolls out free bulky waste pickup to encourage recycling

The service covers items deemed large for regular trash collection, such as sofas, mattresses, cupboards, tables, chairs and other furniture, as well as unused bicycles.

Editorial 5 months ago

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The toxic truth of waste neglect

The regulations about importing waste for raw industrial materials are still lenient, making Indonesia a recipient of waste materials that are not suitable for further processing.

Archipelago 5 months ago

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No discussion on PT Esun’s permit related to dangerous waste, says BP Batam

City leadership in Batam has been told to strengthen supervision on imported goods traffic, especially dangerous and toxic waste into the free trade zone area in Riau Islands province.

Archipelago 5 months ago

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Environment minister fails to close Batam firm accused of importing electronic waste

Indonesia has ratified the Basel Convention, which bans the border crossing of dangerous and toxic waste, including electronic waste.

Editorial 5 months ago

A paradise lost

Environmental activists argue the rapid and often unregulated conversion of agricultural land into buildings is a primary cause of increased flood risk.

Regulations 6 months ago

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Govt bets on Patriot bonds, drops tipping fees to power waste-to-energy

The recently completed draft regulation on waste, which eliminates tipping fees, has been hailed as a means of reviving long-delayed WtE projects, but issues like land availability and unfairly burdening private developers remain.

Academia 6 months ago

Indonesia’s nuclear moment and the vision for energy sovereignty

Done right, nuclear can strengthen energy security, attract high-value industry and place Indonesia at the forefront of the clean-energy transition

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waste

PREMIUM Shell piles engulf North Jakarta’s eroding coast

PREMIUM Danantara to launch waste-to-energy tenders this week

PREMIUM Beware of microplastics in rain

PREMIUM Jakarta rolls out free bulky waste pickup to encourage recycling

PREMIUM The toxic truth of waste neglect

PREMIUM No discussion on PT Esun’s permit related to dangerous waste, says BP Batam

PREMIUM Environment minister fails to close Batam firm accused of importing electronic waste