Indonesia and Britain work together in building waste-to-fuel plants
Indonesia and Britain join hands in the latest green initiative
The green initiative against single-use plastics that is sweeping across the world is taking many forms as everyone seeks to do their bit, no matter how small. British recycling company Plastic Energy Ltd is attempting something local but on a grand scale as it is set to invest US$200 million to build waste-to-fuel plants in several cities across West Java, where more than 50 million people or 20 per cent of Indonesia’s population reside.
The cost of the plants will be fully covered by investors while the only requirements from cities involved will be to provide around 1 hectare of land for each plant. Due to it being the most prepared with regards to availability, Bogor will be the first city to welcome one of the new plants. All plants should be completed within approximately 18 months and will be expected to process 70 tons of lowgrade plastic waste per day, such as plastic bags and wrappers, and turn it all into workable fuel.