Minister Of Home Affairs Tito Seriously Processes Waste Into Electricity Energy, Asks Local Government To Support PSEL Development Projects

JAKARTA - Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Muhammad Tito Karnavian emphasized the importance of the seriousness of local governments (Pemda) in supporting the development of waste processing into electrical energy (PSEL).

According to him, this project is a strategic step in overcoming waste problems while strengthening national energy security.

"We think it was clear that several tasks in the context of this project were processing waste into electrical energy, this PSEL," said the Minister of Home Affairs, Tito in his statement in Jakarta, Friday, July 18, which was confiscated by Antara.

Tito explained that waste management requires two main approaches, namely upstream and downstream strategies.

The upstream strategy includes the active participation of the community in sorting and disposing of waste, while the downstream strategy is the responsibility of the government in collecting and transporting waste to the final disposal site (TPA).

"(The upstream strategy) involves the community. The community, the women see that there are bottles on the road, that's how the money is? Seize, now this is the main mechanism," he explained.

He emphasized that the local government has an important role in providing waste collection facilities, such as trash cans that can concentrate collection before being transported to the TPA or PSEL facilities.

"After that, then after that, the business will be finished. The business will be left to the one who manages it, become waste to energy," said the Minister of Home Affairs.

According to him, this program will be effective if in each city there is a minimum of 1,000 tons of waste production per day. If it is not sufficient, the region can cooperate with the surrounding area. He also mentioned that one of the main tasks of the local government is to prepare land.

"Prepare the land. Until what can be taken by the PSEL manager. Now, the land is mainly at least 5 hectares," explained the Minister of Home Affairs.

In addition to land, the local government also needs to prepare a system and means of transportation for transporting waste to the PSEL location, all of which must be financed through the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget (APBD).

For this reason, the Minister of Home Affairs asked each regional head to carry out a careful budget calculation.

"It is calculated properly by each. For the waste collection system, transportation, to the preparation of land, and all officers, all kinds of things," he said.

Then, the Minister of Home Affairs also asked all regional heads to investigate the PSEL program as a form of shared responsibility in protecting the environment and improving the quality of life of the community.