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        "id": 1875852,
        "msgid": "from-waste-piles-to-industrial-energy-1784771619",
        "date": "2026-07-23 08:18:25",
        "title": "From Waste Piles to Industrial Energy",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "The Jombang district government is pioneering the use of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) technology to transform municipal waste into an alternative energy source for the cement industry, reducing reliance on coal. The initiative, which processes inorganic waste from households and local recycling centres, has shown promising results in calorific value tests. This circular economy approach has already reduced daily waste accumulation at the Banjardowo landfill by 20 to 27 tonnes, potentially extending the site's operational lifespan beyond its current eight-year estimate.",
        "content": "<p>The hum of machinery occasionally breaks the silence at the\nBanjardowo Final Processing Site (TPA) in Jombang Regency. Amidst the\npiles of waste arriving daily from across the region, workers sort\nmaterials that can still be reused. For many, a pile of rubbish marks\nthe end of an item\u2019s life cycle. However, in Jombang, East Java, waste\nis beginning to be viewed from a different perspective: as a source of\nalternative energy that can provide new benefits. The Jombang Regency\nGovernment, through its local Environmental Agency (DLH), is developing\nrefuse-derived fuel (RDF) technology, processing waste into alternative\nfuel that can be used by the cement industry to partially replace coal.\nRDF offers a solution to waste processing, a significant challenge for\nJombang and indeed all of Indonesia, by turning waste into a product\nwith economic value. Head of the Jombang DLH, Miftahul Ulum, explained\nthat the RDF technology utilises plastic and various types of inorganic\nwaste that previously had no economic value. The material comes from\nsorting processes carried out by the community, waste banks, collectors,\nand local Reduce-Reuse-Recycle (TPS3R) processing sites across the\nregency. Through this programme, waste that once merely ended up in\nlandfill mountains now gets a second chance to become an energy source\nfor the industrial sector. This effort has not been a quick process.\nOver the past year, the Jombang DLH and a cement manufacturer have\nconducted a series of trials to ensure the quality of the RDF produced\nmeets industrial standards. The Jombang DLH has trialled processing\nwaste into RDF as an alternative fuel for cement factories, and the\nresults, checked by the factory, showed good calorific value. The test\nresults indicate promising prospects. Nevertheless, the journey towards\nlarge-scale production still requires support in the form of additional\nfacilities and equipment. The Jombang DLH still needs shredding\nmachines, drying machines, and tools to separate organic and inorganic\nwaste so that the production process can be carried out on a mass and\nsustainable basis. Waste management in Jombang does not stop at RDF.\nOrganic waste entering the Banjardowo TPA is also processed into compost\nto meet the needs of local government parks, \u2018adiwiyata\u2019 schools, and to\nsupport the \u2018eco pesantren\u2019 programme. These steps are part of building\na circular economy, where waste is no longer seen as residue to be\ndiscarded, but as a resource that can be reused. Various waste sorting\nand processing programmes involving the community are also beginning to\nshow results. The Jombang DLH recorded a reduction in waste generation\nof around 20 to 27 tonnes per day. This figure provides breathing room\nfor the Banjardowo TPA, which is currently the only final processing\nsite in Jombang Regency. Environmental management at the TPA is strictly\nenforced. Leachate is treated through a special installation before\nbeing released into the surrounding environment, while a controlled\nlandfill system is applied to reduce odour and other environmental\nimpacts. According to DLH calculations, the Banjardowo TPA\u2019s capacity is\nestimated to be sufficient for the next eight years. However, this\nservice life could be extended further if the waste reduction programme\nand RDF development run optimally. Amidst increasing waste volumes due\nto population growth and economic activity, Jombang is trying to offer a\nnew perspective: that waste is not always the end of a story. In the\nhands of technology and community awareness, some waste can begin a\nsecond life as energy that drives industry.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/from-waste-piles-to-industrial-energy-1784771619",
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