Prabowo will Use Plastic Waste Tiles for the Gentengization Program

JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto will include tile products made from plastic waste in the budget of the national home improvement assistance program as well as tiling or housing.

"The roof is quite effective, he said it was quite cheap and this might be included in our budget for home repair assistance, the budget for home repair is now Rp20 million per house," said Prabowo after visiting the Environment-Based Integrated Waste Processing and Education (TPST BLE) in Banyumas Regency, Central Java, reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, April 28.

The President was surprised by the total budget for home improvement of Rp. 20 million, the component of tiles made from processed waste was calculated at Rp. 4-5 million. The use of these materials is considered a step to reduce the cost of renovating the homes of low-income people.

Prabowo also emphasized the importance of switching from the use of old roof materials that have the potential to interfere with the health of its residents. The government plans to gradually reduce the use of zinc in various future public housing projects.

"We want to eliminate the use of zinc that is rusty, rusty later it will not be healthy for those who live there, and the view is also not good," said the President.

According to the President, a residence with a rusty zinc roof can damage the aesthetics of the environment as well as affect the health of residents. The use of waste-processed tiles is considered capable of creating a much more beautiful and comfortable settlement to live in.

Prabowo conveyed the vision behind this policy is to restore Indonesia's image as a truly beautiful country for its residents. The integration between waste processing and the provision of decent housing is seen as a double solution to social and environmental problems.

The plastic roof tile product has been tested and used at several public facilities in the Banyumas Regency area.

Previously, the President reviewed the TPST BLE facilities in Wlahar Wetan Village, Banyumas, which had a processing capacity of 75 tons per day with automatic sorting technology.

The President hopes that the development of this technology will be able to accelerate the handling of environmental problems independently. The focus on waste processing nationally is also sought to improve the quality of life and public health throughout Indonesia.