Jakarta, Oct. 27 -- Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo said Indonesia must expand integrated Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (3R) waste management sites, calling them essential to curb the country's growing trash crisis despite ongoing Waste-to-Energy projects.

"TPS3R projects managed by the Directorate General of Human Settlements are still necessary," Dody said during a press conference marking World Habitat Day and World Cities Day in Bekasi, West Java, on Monday.

He noted that Waste-to-Energy (WtE) projects, which convert waste into electricity, require private sector involvement and a minimum processing volume of about 1,000 tons of waste per day.

Large cities such as those in Greater Jakarta, Bandung, and Bali can meet that threshold and...