Integrated Waste Management in PT. PJB UP Muara Tawar

Abstract

Now a day environmental issues, especially the domestical solid waste/garbage problems in Bekasi Distric are still an unresolved problem. The waste increase over the time due to increase in population and human activities. The waste problem are also an important issue for PT. PJB UP Muara Tawar power plant. The waste will contaminate the rain and river water then flow to the sea. As we know, the power plant condenser utilize sea water as cooling fulid. The sea water will flow through pump and filter. The waste contamined in water sea has posibility to clog the intake of filter. From management of PT. PJB UP Muara Tawar point of view, the sea water polution due to solid waste can affect the operation and maintenance of power plant, as well as the impact to the public healthy. Hence, this program is very important to the company and society and it is in line with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) i.e. "clean water and proper sanitation". This program was initiated by PT. PJB UP Muara Tawar and it is perfomed by society with the main objective i.e. increasing the income of society, improve clean environmental and society healthy. The program is performed by collecting garbage at waste processing facilities then sorted according to its type (paper or plastic). Plastic waste will be washed in the tub to remove dirt and put into the washing machine for further cleaning process. The waste put into the press machine to solidify and then the garbage sold to garbage collectors. This program have been succesfull implemented. From this program the society have been educated and achieve an extra income about IDR 5.9 million per month or in another word, this program can reduce waste about 2.5 tons per month.