Jakarta, March 9 -- Jakarta is commissioning a new waste-to-fuel facility in North Jakarta, designed to process up to 1,000 tons of refuse daily and ease pressure on the overstretched Bantargebang landfill.

"We are currently commissioning the Rorotan facility. Hopefully, it will be completed soon so Rorotan can operate normally," Governor Pramono Anung said at Jakarta City Hall on Monday.

He added that even at partial capacity, "1,000 tons per day is very good for current operations in Rorotan and will significantly reduce waste, perhaps by around 1,000-1,500 tons."

The Rorotan Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) plant is expected to cut the volume of waste sent to Bantargebang in Bekasi, West Java, where daily inflows reach 7,400-8,000 tons.

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