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PT Indocement

28 June 2018, Published under Cement News

PT Indocement is one of four companies approached by Indonesia’s Environment and Foresty Ministry to burn excess untreated medical waste. Since the closure of two of the country’s six medical waste companies last year, waste material from over 3000 health facilities has been left unmanaged. PT Indocement, along with PT Holcim Indonesia, PT Semen Padang and PT Cemindo Gemilang, has been asked to burn the waste within six months. However, as some of the waste contains infectious material, c...

Indonesian cement plants to burn medical waste

21 June 2018, Published under Cement News

Indonesia’s Environment and Forestry Ministry has asked four cement plants to burn untreated medical waste. In early April the ministry requested PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, PT Holcim Indonesia, PT Semen Padang and PT Cemindo Gemilang to burn the waste within six months. The step follows the closure of two of the country’s six medical waste companies last year as a result of legal sanctions for overcapacity issues. The closure has left medical waste from 3069 health facilities unmanage...