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The Inaguration of the Kertalangu Integrated Waste Management Site (TPST), Denpasar City, Bali Province - VOI

President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Kertalangu Integrated Waste Management Site (TPST), Denpasar City, Bali Province, Monday (13-03-2023).

The inauguration was carried out with the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut B. Pandjaitan, Minister of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Basuki Hadimuljono, and Bali Governor I Wayan Koster.

President Jokowi said that the Kesiman Kertalangu TPST was successfully made conceptually and technically.

"This is the first TPST whose system is not so complicated. I hope this TPST can be imitated by cities or regencies in other provinces," said Indonesian President Joko Widodo when inaugurating the Kesiman Kertalangu TPST.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo also said that the management looks neat and good and is expected to be able to inspire other cities or districts. "Obviously every city or district is required to have a TPST," said the President.

Meanwhile, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut B. Pandjaitan explained that currently waste is a crucial issue faced by Indonesia which must be resolved thoroughly and quickly.

Overcoming the waste problem can no longer rely on the old pattern that only relies on landfills as a solution.

"Waste must be managed in an integrated manner from upstream to downstream and use advanced technology, not _business as usual_," said Coordinating Minister Luhut.

Coordinating Minister Luhut said the Suwung TPA in the Tahura Ngurah Rai area, Denpasar, which has been the location for waste disposal for Denpasar City and Badung Regency, has exceeded capacity and must be closed immediately because the conditions are no longer feasible.

Apart from that, it has disrupted the comfort and health of the community, tourism activities, and caused damage to the surrounding ecosystem.

According to a release received by Voice of Indonesia on Monday, there are 3 TPSTs built in Denpasar, namely the Kesiman Kertalangu TPST, Tahura TPST, and Padang Sambian Kaja TPST with a total capacity of 1,020 tonnes per day.

These three are the first city-scale waste processing facilities in Indonesia. It is hoped that the presence of these 3 TPSTs will solve environmental problems, as well as obtain economic benefits from the waste processing products, one of which is in the form of refuse derived fuel (RDF).

"The investment model for the construction of TPST is a collaboration between the Central Government through the PUPR Ministry which is building the hangar, the Denpasar City Government which is preparing the land, and the private sector (PT Bali CMPP) preparing machinery and equipment with management concessions of up to 20 years," he said.

The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs revealed that the building investment value for the three TPSTs includes the construction of a hangar worth IDR 128,633 billion and the provision of machinery and equipment worth IDR 100 billion. As a service, the Denpasar City Government is obliged to pay a tipping fee of IDR 100,000 per ton of waste that is processed.

"Especially for the Kesiman Kertalangu TPST, currently trials have started on waste processing of 170-200 tons per day from a maximum capacity of 450 tons per day. The three TPSTs are expected to be fully operational in June 2023," he explained.

The Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs also considers that the development of processing facilities using technology like this is very necessary to be able to solve waste problems in a modern, large volume, fast, effective, efficient, environmentally friendly and land-saving manner.

In addition to the use of technology, it is necessary to strengthen regional capabilities in regulatory, institutional and capacity aspects
finance for waste processing. "There is also a need for encouragement to change people's behavior so that they are more responsible for the waste they produce through sorting and handling it at the source," he concluded//VOI