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        "msgid": "ipb-palm-oil-waste-has-potential-to-become-high-value-products-1774187473",
        "date": "2026-03-22 19:54:16",
        "title": "IPB: Palm Oil Waste Has Potential to Become High-Value Products",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Agriculture",
        "summary": "IPB University experts highlight the significant potential of palm oil waste in Indonesia to be transformed into economically valuable and environmentally friendly products through appropriate technology, supporting a zero-waste approach in this strategic national commodity. Collaboration between the Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDP) and research institutions is urged to drive innovations in waste management, while regulatory reforms are needed to reclassify by-products as non-hazardous, enabling commercialisation and boosting the national economy. This shift could enhance foreign exchange earnings, create jobs, and lower the carbon footprint of palm oil products.",
        "content": "<p>IPB University states that palm oil waste has great potential to be\nutilised as economically high-value added products, given its abundant\navailability in Indonesia. According to Professor Yanto Santosa from the\nFaculty of Forestry at IPB University, palm oil waste can be processed\ninto various products with high economic value and environmental\nfriendliness through the application of appropriate technology. \u201cPalm\noil waste has great potential to be utilised as products with added\neconomic value. If not managed properly, palm oil waste can cause\nproblems that impact environmental sustainability,\u201d he said in Jakarta\non Sunday. He explained that optimising the potential of palm oil waste\noffers several benefits, such as increasing economic added value,\ncreating new business opportunities, supporting the circular economy\nconcept, and producing renewable energy. Palm oil is a strategic\nnational commodity that serves as real evidence of a zero-waste\ncommodity, he continued, as a zero-waste commodity, every part of the\npalm oil can be processed into various added-value products to meet\nhuman needs. The Indonesian government, he added, has an important role\nin encouraging the implementation of the zero-waste concept in the palm\noil sector to utilise all production results and waste so that no waste\nis discarded and pollutes the environment. He stated that the Plantation\nFund Management Agency (BPDP) needs to collaborate with various research\ninstitutions to encourage innovation in palm oil waste management in\nIndonesia. \u201cCollaboration between BPDP and research institutions will\nprovide various benefits,\u201d he said in his statement. Meanwhile,\nExecutive Director of the Palm Oil Agribusiness Strategic Policy\nInstitute (PASPI), Tungkot Sipayung, emphasised that utilising the\npotential of palm oil waste shows that the national palm oil industry is\nzero-waste while implementing a circular economy. Therefore, he\ndisagrees if it is said that palm oil has waste because every part of\nthe plant has economic value. According to him, what is correct is that\nthere is a main product, namely CPO and CPKO, as well as by-products\nthat are often referred to as waste. These by-products are numerous in\ntype, from the plantation level to downstream. Tungkot explained that to\ndate, these derivative\/by-product items from the palm oil industry are\nstill categorised as waste in environmental regulations, even some are\nclassified as hazardous and toxic waste (B3). This classification as\nwaste is a barrier to commercialisation because it requires permits and\nspecial industrial treatment. \u201cYet, what is B3 about it because\neverything is from organic material,\u201d he said. He stated that if those\nenvironmental regulations are corrected, the industry for utilising palm\noil by-products\/derivatives will develop rapidly and produce many high\nadded-value products, thus having a positive impact on the national\neconomy, such as increasing foreign exchange and opening up employment\nopportunities. \u201cIn addition, the emission calculation (carbon footprint)\nof palm oil products will be even lower (low carbon), so the overall\npalm oil industry is a low-carbon renewable product,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
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