A Quick Fix for PLTSa’s Cost and Delays
Expensive and lengthy construction of waste-to-energy plants causes many cities to switch to refuse-derived fuel. It does not resolve the waste emergency.
Irsyan Hasyim
February 24, 2025
THE scorching sun at the final waste processing site (TPA) of Rawa Kucing in Kedaung Wetan, Neglasari Subdistrict, South Tangerang City, Banten, seemed to help reduce the stench from the 25-meter-high piles of trash. Garbage trucks take turns entering designated dumping areas, while excavators wait to arrange the newly arrived waste.
Rawa Kucing TPA spans approximately 34.8 hectares, serving as the dumping ground for waste from 104 villages
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