Benefits Of Incinerators In Residual Waste Management To Maintain Environment In Kudus Regency

KUDUS - Residual waste is a type of waste that cannot be recycled and can have a bad impact on the environment if it is not managed properly. Residual waste has become a problem in various places in Indonesia, one of which is in Kudus Regency.

Referring to the National Waste Processing Information System (SIPSN), as of 2024, Kudus Regency still produces 159,650.27 tons of annual waste. This amount is equivalent to 4.5 percent of annual waste generation at the national level.

"Sad is indeed a problem in Kudus Regency, because this city never dies. There are several dilemmas for us. Our TPA was overloaded, yes, it is a problem," said the Regent of Kudus Regency, Sam'ani Intakhoris, at the Bakti Lingkungan Djarum Foundation (BLDF) event, in Jati Kulon Village, Kudus Regency, Central Java, Monday, June 23, 2025.

The problem with residual waste must be addressed immediately so that the environment is not polluted and disturbs public health. One way to handle residual waste is to use an incinerator.

Incinerators are a tool used to burn waste, both solid, liquid, and gas waste at high temperatures to reduce volume and dangers. This process is known as incineration and is often used to treat waste that is difficult to recycle.

Djarum Foundation (BLDF) Environmental Service In Kudus (VOI/Yessica)

With these benefits to manage residual waste, the Djarum Foundation (BLDF) Service provides incinerators to two villages in Kudus Regency, namely Jati Kulon and Kedungdowo Villages. This incinerator technology was developed by paying attention to eight quality standard standards so that it is safe for the community.

The operation is also designed not to require fossil fuels, because the energy comes from residual waste, which is heated at high temperatures. Therefore, in order to operate 24 hours, each day this incinerator requires up to 6.5 tons of residual waste such as plastic packaging, diapers and others.

"This incinerator is carefully designed not to have an impact on the environment, as long as the warm-up is not mixed with organic waste. Therefore, the sorting of waste from the household level is key," said Deputy Manager of the BLDF Program, Redi Joko Prasetyo.

With the sorting at the household level being the key, the role of the community in sorting waste is very important for the maximum use of incinerators. BLDF hopes that community involvement in efforts to sort waste from home will increase, so that later there will be no more waste that will end up at the TPA and these two villages can run insinerators independently.

"Almost Sewindu initiated an organic waste management program, and now, residue in Kudus Regency, we observe that the root of waste management lies in individuals, as a waste producer. Using any sophisticated tools, if there is no change in mindset and personal involvement, of course the waste problem will not be solved," concluded the BLDF Director Program Jemmy Chayadi.