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        "id": 1706240,
        "msgid": "prabowo-proposes-tiles-from-recycled-waste-processing-1777377144",
        "date": "2026-04-28 18:24:01",
        "title": "Prabowo Proposes Tiles from Recycled Waste Processing",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has proposed incorporating recycled plastic waste into the \"gentengisasi\" programme to replace corrugated iron roofs with tiles, aiming to reduce costs and improve living conditions. During a visit to a waste processing facility in Banyumas, Central Java, he praised the quality and affordability of plastic-derived tiles, suggesting their inclusion in the government's Rp 20 million per-unit housing repair budget. The initiative seeks to eliminate rusty, unhealthy zinc roofs across Indonesia, enhancing aesthetic appeal and supporting tourism while integrating waste materials like coal ash for sustainable production.",
        "content": "<p>President Prabowo Subianto is considering processed plastic waste for\nthe \u201cgentengisasi\u201d programme he has launched. According to the\nPresident, processing waste into tiles can reduce the cost of replacing\nroofs on houses that still use corrugated iron materials.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo conveyed this during a visit to the Integrated Waste\nProcessing Site (TPST) Based on Environment and Education (BLE) in\nBanyumas Regency, Central Java, on Tuesday, 28 April 2026. The TPST is\nknown to produce plastic pellets, paving blocks, and tiles from\nprocessed plastic waste.<\/p>\n<p>The President assessed the quality of the tiles made from plastic\nwaste as quite good. \u201cThe tiles are decent, effective. They\u2019re said to\nbe quite cheap. This could perhaps fit into the budget for housing\nrepair assistance,\u201d President Prabowo stated, as quoted from the\nPresidential Secretariat\u2019s remarks.<\/p>\n<p>According to Prabowo, the government will consider using tiles from\nplastic waste in the housing repair assistance programme. Currently, the\nbudget allocation for house repairs is around Rp 20 million per unit.\nPrabowo expressed his desire for the \u201cgentengisasi\u201d project to proceed.\n\u201cWe want to eliminate the use of rusty corrugated iron; rust is\nultimately unhealthy for the inhabitants,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The former defence minister also noted that corrugated iron roofs\nlook unsightly. \u201cWe will restore Indonesia to a truly beautiful\nIndonesia, making tourism attractive and comfortable for living,\u201d\nPrabowo remarked.<\/p>\n<p>President Prabowo previously introduced the \u201cgentengisasi\u201d project at\nthe 2026 National Coordination Meeting of Central and Regional\nGovernments in Sentul, Bogor, West Java, on Monday, 2 February 2026. He\nwants all household roofs made of corrugated iron to be replaced with\ntiles.<\/p>\n<p>According to the President, corrugated iron roofs feel hot and rust\nmore easily compared to clay tiles. Prabowo stated that many houses in\nIndonesian villages still have corrugated iron roofs. \u201cI want all\nIndonesian roofs to use tiles. So this movement, the project, is the\n\u2018gentengisasi\u2019 project for all of Indonesia,\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Prabowo stated that he will equip the Merah Putih Cooperative with\ntile factories. According to the Gerindra Party Chairman, the cost to\nbuild a tile factory is not expensive. \u201cThe raw materials are from soil\nand mixed with other waste substances, making it lightweight and\nstrong,\u201d Prabowo said. \u201cI received reports from professors that waste\nfrom coal, ash, mixed with soil, makes good tile material,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/prabowo-proposes-tiles-from-recycled-waste-processing-1777377144",
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