Jakarta, Dec. 16 -- The Indonesian government aims to eliminate waste at the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Facility in Bekasi, West Java, within the next two years through the implementation of a waste-to-energy (WTE) program.

The sprawling facility handles most of Greater Jakarta's daily household waste.

"The same approach will apply to Bandung and other regions within two years," Coordinating Minister for Food Affairs Zulkifli Hasan said in Jakarta on Tuesday.

Hasan noted that only three WTE projects have been implemented over the past 11 years, mainly due to complicated and lengthy licensing procedures.

To address the issue, the government has issued a presidential regulation to streamline permits for converting waste int...