Badung, Bali, March 5 -- Indonesia's environment minister has reauthorized the use of incinerators in Bali under strict conditions, allowing them to process wood and other organic biomass waste after the units were previously shut down for failing to meet environmental standards.

Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq said Thursday the equipment could now be used specifically for burning wood, bamboo and other organic biomass materials, particularly debris washed ashore on the island's beaches.

"Incinerators can be used, specifically for wood processing - wood, bamboo and organic biomass," he said on the sidelines of a beach cleanup event in Jimbaran, Badung District.

The minister said the operation of the incinerators would be clos...