Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Pages: 1367-1378

Journal: Waste Management & Research: The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy

Volume number: 38

Issue number: 12

ISSN: 0734-242X

eISSN: 1096-3669

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X20943279

Publisher: SAGE Publications

Abstract: 
As the capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta had a population of 10.2 million in 2015 that generated 6200 metric tonnes (Mt) day(-1)of municipal waste in the 2017-2019 period. In the composition of the waste, as much as 9% is contributed by the commercial sector. This research focuses on five shopping areas in Jakarta (commercial areas (CAs)). The five CAs produce 110 Mt of waste per day and 79% of them are disposed of in landfills. 95% of the waste is a combustible fraction which can be used as an alternative fuel by the cement industry because the fraction has a low heating value of around 24 MJ kg(-1). It is estimated that in one year, the CAs can produce about 34,500 Mt of alternative fuel with 820 TJ of energy. Approximately, the resulting energy savings are 2.6% which is equal to approximately 35,500 Mt of coal. In addition, the utilization of alternative fuel can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1.7% or 50,000 Mt.

Harvard Citation style: Kusuma, M., Nassour, A., Nelles, M. and Ragossnig, A. (2020) Potential utilization of commercial waste in Jakarta as alternative fuel by cement industry, Waste Management & Research : The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy, 38(12), Article 0734242X20943279. pp. 1367-1378. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X20943279

APA Citation style: Kusuma, M., Nassour, A., Nelles, M., & Ragossnig, A. (2020). Potential utilization of commercial waste in Jakarta as alternative fuel by cement industry. Waste Management & Research : The Journal for a Sustainable Circular Economy. 38(12), Article 0734242X20943279, 1367-1378. https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242X20943279