$10-million recycling factory in Indonesia

A foreign company plans to invest a total of US$10 million to open a factory that will recycle plastic waste into shipping pallets in Tabanan regency by the end of December. When opened, PT Enviro Pallets will process around 30 tonnes of plastic waste every day to produce the shipping pallets, which will be sold locally, as well as being exported to several overseas countries. J. Roger Harkin, company president said that the planned factory would process plastic bags, food wrapping, noodle sachets and other plastic wastes. The company’s activity forms part of the Bali Clean and Green programs to free the island from piles of unprocessed plastic waste. Bali Governor Made Mangku Pastika warmly welcomed the investment, saying that it would be a significant way for Bali to deal with its plastic waste problem. PT Enviro Pallets will also encourage producers and factories in Indonesia to replace their wooden pallets with plastic ones. The company will market the plastic pallets in Surabaya and Jakarta, as well as overseas.