According to Indonesian local media reports, the Indonesian government, Bandung Polytechnic Institute, the Indonesian Association of Olefins Plastics and Perfumes, Indonesian Plastics Recycling Association (ADUPI), PT Polytama Propindo, a manufacturer of plastic raw materials in Indonesia, and Dow, a Dow Chemical Company Packaging In collaboration with Six Sigma, a specialty plastics company, successfully used 3.5 tons of plastic waste mixed with asphalt at the end of 2017 and 1.8 km of road with a surface area of 9,781 square meters in Debrecen, West Java. The technology, produced by The Dow Chemical Company Provided that it was reported that roads covered with waste plastic were more durable and robust than ordinary roads.The pilot project lasted two months.Although Indonesia Roads and Bridges R & D Center is testing the road, the Indonesian Marine Coordination Department has put the project Determined as a national project.
In 2017, the Indonesian Ministry of Public Works and Housing R & D successfully used plastic waste and asphalt blends to lay down a 700-meter-long pavement on the campus of Udayana University in Bali and reached the required level of plastic waste up to 1km and 7 meters 2.5 tons, while for the load of goods Road requires 5 tons.In addition, waste plastics and asphalt mixture than ordinary asphalt, stability increased by 40%, durability is also better.Uudan University successfully tested, plastic asphalt Mixture technology will be further used in Jakarta, Bekasi and Surabaya, and plastics recycling associations in 16 cities in Indonesia will be responsible for supplying waste plastics.
Indonesia is the second largest producer of marine plastic garbage, a technology that paves the way for plastic waste and will be one of the solutions to deal with plastic waste, helping to reduce marine pollution and develop a recycling economy. Indonesian President Zoeko said in Hamburg G20 The summit promised to reduce 70% of plastic waste by the sea by 2025.