LGUs must invest more in RE, WTE projects — Ernesto Pernia
MANILA, Philippines — Local government units (LGUs) are faced with the challenge of not having enough waste output in the implementation of the waste-to-energy (WTE) projects even as government urges the integration of WTE projects in their solid waste management plans. In the Forum on Renewable Energy and Waste-to-Energy Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) hosted by the […]
HCM City approves 3 waste-to-energy projects
HCM CITY — The HCM City People’s Committee has approved the construction of three plants to generate electricity from waste using advanced technologies, and work on them will start in September and October, according to the city Department of Natural Resources and Environment. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, the department’s director, Nguyễn Toàn Thắng, said the plants are expected […]
Ministry to explore waste-to-energy alternatives
The Ministry of Economic and Finance on Tuesday announced it is looking at processes of turning waste into energy as a partial solution to the country’s alarming levels of waste production. For in depth analysis of Cambodian Business, visit Capital Cambodia . In a meeting Tuesday officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the […]
Indonesia President wants B30 in use by Jan 2020: cabinet secretary
Indonesia currently has a mandatory B20 program that Widodo told a cabinet meeting could save the country around $5.5 billion dollars per year in fuel imports, if it was implemented consistently, according to the Cabinet Secretary. The Indonesian government has been ramping up efforts to boost domestic use of palm oil, the feedstock for its […]
Today’s waste is tomorrow’s energy
Global waste is expected to grow to 3.40 billion tonnes by 2050, more than double the population growth over the same period. According to a 2018 World Bank report, ‘What a Waste 2.0’ on solid waste management, the East Asia and Pacific region generates most of the world’s waste, at 23 percent. Landfills have been […]
Indonesia, facing a waste crisis, plans to burn it for electricity
The Indonesian government has targeted four cities in Java island to build incineration facilities this year to tackle the country’s plastic waste crisis. Environmentalists say burning waste to generate electricity is not a sustainable solution to the issue, and will only add more problems, including the emission of toxic gases. They instead suggest tackling the […]
Putrajaya researching plastic trash-for-fuel tech
The Housing and Local Government Ministry is looking to tap the mountains of plastic trash in the country as an alternative fuel and source for producing cement, it was recently reported. The minister stated that the technology known as processed engineered fuel (PEF) could help the government cut down the illegal plastic garbage pile nationwide, adding […]
Indonesian president tells cities to build waste-to-energy plants
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged cities across the country to set up waste-to-energy plants this year to tackle the country’s growing mountain of trash, according to a statement published on the cabinet secretary’s website on Tuesday. Indonesia’s incumbent president Joko Widodo, who was re-elected on April’s election gestures as he delivers […]
