Jakarta, July 1 -- Environment Minister Hanif Faisol Nurofiq has said that Jakarta will need at least five waste-to-energy (WTE) plants to handle the 8 thousand tons of waste generated per day in the province.

After monitoring waste management in a neighborhood in Central Jakarta on Tuesday, he informed that Jakarta has been prioritized in efforts to tackle the waste issue because of several factors, including the high volume of waste generated in the province.

Most of this waste is taken to the Bantargebang Integrated Waste Treatment Site in Bekasi, West Java, which is facing a serious overcapacity issue.

However, this large volume of waste would be sufficient raw material for operating waste-to-energy plants.

The plants will use sor...