Unpleasant Odor in RDF Rorotan due to Organic-Inorganic Waste Mixed

An excavator operator moves garbage to a waste processing machine at the Rorotan Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Plant, Jakarta, Tuesday (25/2/2025). ANTARA FOTO/Sulthony Hasanuddin/Spt

JAKARTA - The North Jakarta Environmental Service Division said that the unpleasant smell at the RefuseDerivedFuel(RDF) PlantRorotan, Cilincing, was caused by the mixture of organic and inorganic waste.

The Head of the North Jakarta Environmental Sub-district, Edi Mulyanto, asked the public to sort out the types of household waste to be disposed of.

"Let it not smell, it must be sorted. Our household waste must be sorted. If the inorganic waste goes to RDF, I am sure there will be no smell, but if it is mixed with organic, it will definitely smell in a day," said Edi as reported by ANTARA, Friday, January 24.

Edi said that the composition of inorganic waste in North Jakarta is more than organic waste.

"Before the COVID-19 pandemic, there was more organic waste, but after the pandemic, most of the waste is inorganic," said Edy.

According to him, the pattern of public consumption changed after the COVID-19 pandemic, where before it was 60 percent organic waste and 40 percent inorganic waste.

"Now everything is online, use packaging. At most, the food is small. So now in North Jakarta, the inorganic waste is more about 51 percent and organic 49 percent," said Edy.

Therefore, his party provides a solution through the garbage bank in the local area. "For the residue from inorganic will be pushed to the RDF plant in Rorotan Cilincing to replace coal," he said.

"It turns out that the effectiveness is quite high and there is a value of cuan (economic benefits) that can be used as Regional Original Income (PAD). If it is sold, it can work with the cement factory," said Edi.

"The cement plant needs 8,000 tons of RDF waste a day." One ton can be valued at Rp. 400 thousand. Hopefully our people can see, don't just keep demoing at RDF," he said.