POTENTIAL PLASTIC WASTE UTILIZATION

Workers separate waste plastic waste for sale in Jakarta, Friday (20/4). The Research and Development of the Ministry of Public Works and Housing of People (PUPR Board) that successfully process plastic waste into asphalt mixture materials, which makes asphalt more durable, declared in 2019, the amount of plastic waste in Indonesia is estimated to reach 9.52 million tons or 14 percent of the total existing waste, and with plastic estimation used 2.5 tons per kilometer (km) road, then plastic waste can account road needs along 190 thousand km. ANTARA PHOTO/Muhammad Adimaja/18