Bandung, West Java, April 5 -- Indonesia's state-owned defense company, PT Pindad, and the government have started waste management decentralization efforts to tackle the waste crisis at Bantargebang Landfill, Bekasi, West Java, including through smokeless technology.

According to a statement on Sunday, the strategic plan has been discussed in a limited meeting attended by Higher Education, Science, and Technology Minister Brian Yuliarto, Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, and PT Pindad President Director Sigit P Santosa last week.

Santosa revealed that the company has prepared various waste management options, ranging from Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC) and autothermix to plasma technology.

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