PT Indocement - June 2018

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, concerns have been raised by environmental groups over the release of emissions containing dioxins.