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BRIN Prepares Waste Processing Technology Starting from Home

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Indonesia's National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is developing waste processing technologies for household to urban scales.
  • These technologies aim to accelerate the program of converting waste into energy, integrating management from household levels up to the sub-district.
  • The initiative includes utilizing pyrolysis technology to convert old waste in landfills into renewable fuel, viewing waste management as a source of energy and a contributor to national energy independence.

Indonesia is taking a significant stride towards integrated waste management and energy independence with the development of advanced technologies by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN). Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs, Zulkifli Hasan, announced that BRIN is preparing a range of waste processing technologies, designed to be implemented from the household level all the way up to urban areas. This initiative is a critical component of the government's accelerated program to convert waste into energy.

From BRIN we have various technologies, starting from household, RT, RW, sub-district, and so on.

· Zulkifli HasanThe Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs explaining the scope of BRIN's waste processing technologies.

The focus extends beyond traditional landfill management. BRIN's efforts are directed towards localized environmental management, starting from neighborhood units (RT) and community units (RW) up to the sub-district level. This integrated approach aims to tackle waste issues comprehensively, from its source to its final processing. The government's commitment is further solidified by Presidential Regulation No. 109 of 2025, which mandates the acceleration of waste-to-energy initiatives.

Now we are collaborating again with Mr. Sigit and from the TNI. The technology will be from BRIN and Dikti, there are four of them there.

· Zulkifli HasanMinister Zulkifli Hasan detailing the inter-agency collaboration for technological development.

While previous efforts concentrated on waste-to-electricity using incinerator technology, the current strategy also promotes the use of pyrolysis. This advanced technology is intended to process accumulated, long-standing waste in landfills, converting it into renewable fuel. Minister Zulkifli Hasan highlighted the collaboration with entities like the Indonesian Military (TNI) and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Dikti) to implement these technologies. He emphasized that waste management is no longer viewed as a mere environmental burden but as a vital source of energy and a key element in achieving national energy self-sufficiency. This perspective shift is crucial, as massive waste accumulations, some reportedly as high as 16-story buildings, pose serious challenges in various regions across Indonesia.

Meaning waste processing is no longer seen as a burden, but as a source of energy and part of the ideals of national energy independence.

· Zulkifli HasanThe Minister reframing waste management as a strategic national asset.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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