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Jakarta Residents Turn Plastic Waste Into Alternative Fuel
Residents of Karet Kuningan in South Jakarta are turning plastic waste into fuel called Petasol.
Plastic and styrofoam collected from 12 neighbourhood units are sorted and processed at a local waste bank.
The effort began after a governor’s instruction was issued in April 2026.
The process produces about 0.9 litres of fuel from each kilogram of plastic.
Petasol powers the waste bank’s plastic-bottle shredder and vehicles used for its work, including waste collection.
Limited materials and workers mean Petasol is reserved for the waste bank’s operations for now.
Residents of Karet Kuningan in South Jakarta are turning plastic waste into an alternative fuel called Petasol.
The processing program collects plastic and styrofoam from 12 neighborhood units in RW 01.
One kilogram of plastic waste produces about 0.9 liters of fuel.
Petasol is used to run a plastic-bottle shredder and fuel vehicles supporting the waste bank’s operations.
Limited supplies of waste and workers mean the fuel is currently prioritized for the waste bank’s needs.
- Who
- Residents and managers of the RW 01 waste bank in Karet Kuningan.
- What
- They process plastic waste into an alternative fuel called Petasol.
- When
- The residents began developing the process after a governor’s instruction was issued in April 2026.
- Where
- The RW 01 waste bank in Karet Kuningan, South Jakarta.
- Why
- To make use of plastic waste and support waste-management operations in the neighborhood.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Residents began developing the plastic-waste processing program after Governor’s Instruction No. 5 of 2026 was issued.
Detik reported that residents were producing Petasol and using it for waste-bank operations.
- Location
- RW 01, Karet Kuningan, South Jakarta
- Collection area
- 12 neighborhood units (RT)
- Fuel yield
- About 0.9 liters per kilogram of plastic waste
- Product name
- Petasol
- Instruction
- Governor’s Instruction No. 5 of 2026, issued in April
- Report date
- October 20, 2026