Potential commercial waste in Jakarta as a renewable source of energy

Abstract

Abstract The high development of the commercial area in Jakarta starting in the 90s which shopping centers sprawling across the city with the concept of a modern market or mall. These commercial wastes generated a high amount of wastes which contains a very high mass fraction of combustibles (such as plastic, paper, and textile). Waste that characterized by a high calorific value would suitable for direct combustion in waste-to-energy (WtE) plants. The objective of this study is to apply the waste to energy concept for utilizing commercial waste as the potential energy of Jakarta’s. The result showed that the energy content of Jakarta’s commercial waste 189.78 ± 23.51 GWh/month, with waste composition 36.33% (paper), 35.71% (plastic) and 14.54% (organic). That potential energy is equivalent to 7.19% of the total energy needed in Jakarta every month.