KLHK Grant Discourse, 2 B3 Waste Management Locations Prepared In Lampung

Illustration. Medical waste at TPS Mancilan Village, Jombang, East Java, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (ANTARA-Syaiful Arif)

The Lampung Provincial Government (Pemprov) is preparing two locations for the management of hazardous and toxic waste (B3) following a waste management facility grant plan from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK). "The Ministry of Environment and Forestry plans to grant a B3 waste treatment facility to Lampung Province, and we are currently coordinating the plan for this grant," said Head of the Lampung Province Environment Agency (DLH) Emilia Kusumawati in Bandarlampung, Wednesday, January 24, quoted by Antara. He said, in an effort to prepare a grant for B3 waste management facilities by the KLHK, the Lampung Provincial Government is preparing two locations for the placement of its facilities. "There are two locations that we will determine later as places for managing the B3 grant waste from the ministry. This requires further coordination because it must be placed on land owned by the Lampung Provincial Government," he said.

He explained, with the grant of B3 waste management facilities, it will help reduce waste management financing constraints that are quite high because they are carried out outside the region. "So far, the management of B3 waste is quite good because the industry has an obligation to manage its waste. However, the management of the waste is carried out outside areas such as in West Java or Banten, so it requires high costs," he said.

Menurut dia, dengan melakukan pengelolaan limbah B3 dengan baik maka dapat membantu pengurangan emisi gas rumah kaca di Provinsi Lampung. Dan dengan mengelola di dalam daerah dapat mengurangi pembiayaan."Dengan koordinasi lebih lanjut mengenai penentuan lokasi penempatan hibah fasilitas pengelolaan limbah B3, diharapkan dapat mendapatkan lokasi yang tepat untuk menempatkan fasilitas pengelolaan limbah," tuturnya.KLHK memberikan hibah fasilitas pengelolaan limbah B3 untuk mengurangi berbagai kendala pengelolaan limbah tersebut, salah satunya atas tingginya biaya pengelolaan karena daerah masih menggunakan jasa pengolah limbah yang berada di luar daerah.