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Tanjung Priok Residents Turn 50kg of Plastic Waste Into 40 Litres of Fuel
Residents in Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, turned plastic waste into fuel at the Kumala Waste Bank.
They used pyrolysis, a process that heats waste, after sorting plastic and foam waste collected from the community.
The process produced about 40 litres of diesel-like fuel from 50 kilograms of plastic.
The work involved residents in collecting materials and making the fuel, giving waste a potential economic use.
It is also intended to help reduce hard-to-break-down waste and pollution.
The group plans to sell the fuel to local fishers for use in their boats.
Residents at Bank Sampah Kumala in Tanjung Priok turned 50 kilograms of plastic waste into about 40 litres of diesel fuel.
The process used pyrolysis, after the collected waste was sorted.
Residents took part in collecting materials and producing the fuel.
Organisers said the effort aims to reduce hard-to-decompose waste and environmental pollution.
The fuel is planned for sale to local fishers to operate their boats.
- Who
- Residents working at Bank Sampah Kumala.
- What
- They processed 50 kilograms of plastic waste into about 40 litres of diesel fuel using pyrolysis.
- When
- Wednesday, November 4, 2026.
- Where
- Bank Sampah Kumala, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta.
- Why
- To reduce hard-to-decompose waste and pollution, while giving waste economic value.
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Collected waste was sorted before being put into the machine.
Residents processed the waste at Bank Sampah Kumala using pyrolysis.
The fuel was planned for sale to local fishers for boat operations.
- Plastic waste processed
- 50 kilograms
- Fuel produced
- About 40 litres of diesel
- Processing method
- Pyrolysis
- Location
- Bank Sampah Kumala, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta
- Reported activity date
- November 4, 2026