RDF Rorotan Life Again? DKI Provincial Government Trials, Residents Install Firm Terms!

Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Plant Rorotan, North Jakarta (doc DKI Jakarta Provincial Government)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government will again operate the Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) Plant Rorotan, North Jakarta, at the trial stage in the near future.

Previously, this waste processing facility became an alternative energy, which was protested by local residents because it caused a smell of garbage that polluted the air around residential areas, until finally the operation was stopped.

Head of RT 18/14 Cakung Timur Village, Wahyu Andre Maryono, said that residents had held a meeting with representatives of the DKI Provincial Government on the planned re-operation of the Rorotan RDF stage commissioning.

"We support the operation of RDF, if this is useful for many people and we also need a place to manage waste. We hope that the operation this time can run well," Wahyu said in his statement, Tuesday, July 15.

Residents, continued Wahyu, conveyed three requests from the re-operation of RDF Rorotan. First, residents hope that RDF will no longer generate smoke or odors that interfere with health.

Then, there is no economic impact on the price of the surrounding property. Furthermore, residents were involved in routine monitoring of Rorotan RDF operations.

"Earlier we also agreed to hold socialization for residents in our area. So that later the garbage that will come to RDF will really be sorted from the start," he explained.

Meanwhile, the Head of the Integrated Waste Management Unit (UPST) of the DKI Jakarta Environmental Agency Agung Pujo Winarko revealed that his party had increased emission control.

This starts from adding a filter bag, wet electrostatic precipitator (WESP), pre-treatment WESP (second wet scrub), carbon active, second ID-fan, and CEMS.

"We are also increasing the control of the appeal, by adding three Deodorizer units, now into four units in the process area, product warehouse, and residue," Agung explained.

Agung explained that the RDF operation plan will be carried out in stages, in July it is still a trial with dry waste from TPS 3R with a capacity of 50 tons per day.

Then, in August, a capacity of 150-500 tons will be added per day with new wet waste. The optimal operation is in September, with new waste input and 3R TPS with a gradual capacity ranging from 500 tons to 2,500 tons per day.

"We will continue to do this trial in stages, so it is not directly with a large capacity. Every trial we try to evaluate, we want to make sure this RDF runs optimally and perfectly," he said.