PSEL Bogor Raya 1 Built with an Investment of IDR 2.8 Trillion, Processes 1,500 Tons of Waste per Day

"We welcome various technologies. They don't have to be electricity, but can be pyrolysis, diesel, RDF, green coal, pelletizing like coal, and so on," said Jumhur.

This approach is considered important because the volume, composition of waste, land availability and financing capabilities of each region are different.

Sorting Waste from Home Remains Key

The presence of PSEL Bogor Raya 1 is expected to help reduce urban waste accumulation in the Bogor area and its surroundings. However, KLH/Environmental Management Agency (BPLH) reminded that solving the national waste problem cannot only rely on downstream processing facilities.

Efforts to reduce waste from the source still need to be strengthened through sorting household waste, activating waste banks, reusing items that are still suitable, and limiting single-use waste.

Community participation is the key so that high-tech processing facilities do not simply move the waste problem from the final processing site to the incineration facility.

Management from upstream to downstream is needed to build a cleaner, safer and more sustainable waste system.