Best Practice Summary Kendari City, Sulawesi, Indonesia

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1 Best Practice Summary Kendari City, Sulawesi, Indonesia Country: Local Government: Type: Best Practice Title: Indonesia Kendari City Municipality Turning Waste into Alternative Energy Aspect of Governance: Thematic Area 3: Inclusive urban Public Services Contact person: 1. Ir. Askar, M.Si Head of Bappeda Kendari City Jl. Drs. Abd. Silondae No. 8 Kendari Telp. (0401) , Fax. (0401) , Mobile: bappedasosbud22@yahoo.co.id 2. Ir. Tin Farida Head of Cleaness Agency of Kendari Balaikota III No 60 Kendari Telp. (0401) , Fax. (0401) , Mobile: dinaskebersihankotakendari@gmail.com 3. A. Nur Fitri Balasong Information and Communication Staff of Local Commissariat VI of APEKSI Kantor Walikota Makassar, Balaikota Tower, 6th Floor Jln. Jendral Ahmad Yani No. 2, Makassar Telp. (0411) , Fax. (0411) sekber_komwil6@yahoo.co.id Start Date: 2009 Website: (Indonesian only)

2 Description: Background/Pre-project situation Kendari is situated on the island of Sulawesi and also functions as the capital of the province of Southeast Sulawesi. With a population of more than 300,000 in 2012 and a high population growth rate, urbanization is progressing at a rapid rate and the city is the main economic center of the province. While in itself this is a positive development, it has led to problems with provision of services and infrastructure, including waste disposal and processes to keeping the city clean. Citizens showed little awareness of the problem and were not very interested in keeping their environment clean; how to deal with rubbish and other waste increasingly become a problem as the city grew. The infrastructure of waste disposal suffered from several problems: The final waste disposal facility was not able to cope with the increasing amount of waste that was being generated; The city still used the system of open dumping; There were no waste zone divisions; Waste sorting with the 3R system (reduce, reuse and recycle) had not yet been introduced; Solid waste was often still burned; The public had not yet been made aware of correct waste disposal procedures. Objectives The overall objective was to solve the waste problem in Kendari City. Specific objectives: To develop a waste disposal system that turned waste into alternative energy in the form of methane gas; To provide the poorer segment of the population free energy generated by the new waste disposal system.

3 Strategy/Activities The project followed a straightforward, logical process to achieve the objectives with distinct and self-contained activities building upon each other: Providing temporary waste disposal sites in every ward and public space while the new facility was being erected Starting to sort waste into organic and non-organic waste Conducting public information session about clean spaces, waste segregation and the beneifts of waste as an alternative energy Introducing different zones into the landfill system Introducing the 3R waste management system: reduce, reuse, recycle Repairing the main road to the final waste disposal facility Developing the green zone Carrying out an analysis on the use of waste as alternative energy Turning organic waste into compost and biogas raw material Recycling as much as possible of the inorganic waste Installing methane gas extraction system Distributing methane gas

4 Results waste management centers in seven locations have become selfsufficient in their energy use, generating enough biogas for their own use. 2. One neighborhood (ward) is being provided with free alternative energy for cooking and lighting for 126 families, leading to large savings for individual households. 3. The city s dependency on fossil fuels such as kerosene is being reduced, leading not just to savings, but also contributing to a cleaner environment. 4. The neighborhood receiving free energy is reserved for the families of waste-pickers who have a very low income; the housing is provided for free as well. 5. The main waste management facility and final waste disposal site of Puuwatu has become a tourist destination. 6. The project has won several awards from different ministries in Indonesia for its environmentally-friendly and innovative approach to waste management. Challenges and how they were met The local government of Kendari encountered several challenges in implementing the project: A lack of human resources, i.e. difficulties to finding staff that had the right qualification extensive training was necessary; Lack of technical equipment to turn waste into alternative energy this needed to be specifically purchased; Lack of sufficient funding to install and promote more extensive use of methane gas; Lack of awareness of recycling and sorting waste in the general population These challenges were addressed through public relation activities to raise awareness of responsible waste disposal and the use of alternative energy throughout the city. There is also a scheme to involve schools and other community-based public and private institutions in waste management, i.e. recycle programmes. The funding issue was addressed by including the alternative energy programme in the annual budget and planning a gradual expansion of the programme over several years, thereby also spreading the costs. In addition, companies in Kendari City were encouraged to use special funds (CSR funds) for environmental purposes, such as re-forestation and cleaner production facilities which helps the fight against pollution.

5 Lessons Learnt The use of waste to generate energy can have a measurable positive effect on the local environment while at the same time saving householders money on energy; Unless such schemes are adapted on a wider scale, Indonesia will face a large waste management problem, since the quantity of waste increases every year; The project managed to change the perception and behavior of people in the city who became aware of their environment and saw that reducing and recycling waste has both economic and environmental advantages. Sustainability It is clear that the programme needs continuous funding and political support to remain successful. The Kendari government has therefore taken the following measures to ensure the sustainability of the initiative: Regulations to guarantee the waste-management programme have been included in both the mid-term and long-term development plan of Kendari; Further expansions of the scheme to public areas such as markets has become part of the development plans and will be implemented as next steps; Private businesses are being encouraged to invest in a electric generator which would allow the production of methane gas on an industrial scale; Private cooperation is also sought for producing compost on an industrial scale to generate more raw materials to be turned into alternative energy; On a political level, the Kendari government is cooperating with LIPI (Indonesian knowledge Institution) and BPPT (House of Technology Research and Development Agency) to further develop alternative energy production; The support of the community is high for this project which is important for a continued involvement of schools and other community institutions Transferability The following elements make this project easy to transfer to other cities both in Indonesia and other countries: The project structure is simple and the process of turning waste into methane gas can easily be replicated; The costs of the scheme are affordable to most cities, especially in the early stages; However, it is important that the city government is committed to becoming a green city and invests in awareness raising measures to actively involve the population in the recycling and waste-sorting efforts.

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