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POME during the land application stage falls well within the allowable discharge limits of < 5,000 parts per million
(“ppm”).
The POME collected from the mill is treated in open ponds located on site. The organic material in wastewater is
broken down by natural occurrences of anaerobic and aerobic bacteria. This process eliminates the need to add
chemicals before the water is discharged and results in successful fish breeding at the final effluent pond. POME is
utilised in two ways. It is either mixed with shredded EFB to make our compost or applied directly to the estate via
a furrow system.
In addition to being converted into compost, shredded EFB is also widely used as feedstock for the steam boiler
at the mill for power generation. Further, we regularly monitor the POME used for land application to ensure that it
does not overflow into the natural waterways.
FYE2017
(MT)
FYE2018
(MT)
FYE2019
(MT)
Total EFB produced
40,332
51,684
47,233
EFB processed into compost
22,660
26,395
27,155
POME applied to estate
71,014
91,209
116,320
PTNJL has achieved the Green rating, the second highest level in Indonesia’s Program for Pollution Control,
Evaluation, and Rating (“PROPER”) in the manufacturing/agroindustry category for 5 consecutive years. The Green
rating is awarded to businesses/activities that have displayed environmental management effort and achieved
results better than those required by regulation.
Hazardous waste and residual products recovered from our operations are transported and disposed of in
accordance with stringent industry standards and statutory requirements.
Waste Disposal by Type
Volume (MT)
FYE2017
FYE2018
FYE2019
Scheduled Waste:
Ink containers
3.70
3.58
3.19
Contaminated rags
2.90
3.11
2.92
Printing ink waste
5.40
3.58
5.92
Solid Waste:
Shredded paper
242.20
209.53
229.91
Food Waste (Head Office)
-
0.11*
0.38
Plastic (Head Office)
-
0.03
0.05
* restated
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