President Prabowo Subianto Highlights Circular Economy at Banyumas Integrated Waste Treatment Facility

Aerial view of the Integrated Waste Treatment Facility for the Environment and Education in Banyumas regency, Central Java province. (Photo by: BPMI of Presidential Secretariat).

President Prabowo Subianto Tuesday (04/28) inspected the Integrated Waste Treatment Facility for the Environment and Education in Banyumas regency, Central Java province, where he reviewed the end-to-end waste management process, including the use of technology to reduce waste volume and generate value-added byproducts.

“This facility serves as a model for many provinces and regencies, and even other countries that have come to observe it,” the President told reporters after the inspection.

The President added that the facility represents a breakthrough and a strong initiative in waste management.

The key installations at the site include a pre-shredder, trommel screen, organic shredder, waste cleaning machine, and a conveyor system that support more efficient waste sorting and processing.

“This facility relies largely on locally made equipment and operates through an integrated system from household level to the regency level. I believe this is highly effective,” he said.

In addition to managing waster, the facility also produces a range of derivative products, including plastic roof tiles, manual and injection plastic pavers, fresh maggots, kasgot (an organic fertilizer made from maggots’ waste), and refuse-derived fuel (RDF).

According to the President, the Banyumas Waste Treatment Facility exemplifies a modern transformation in waste management that prioritizes circular economy principles and helps create job opportunities for residents living around the site.

This step represents the Government’s broader vision to strengthen the green economy and regional self-reliance through sustainable resource management, turning waste from a problem into an opportunity. (BPMI of Presidential Secretariat) (GWH/EP)