Bekasi eyes China-inspired circular economy for Bantargebang

Kota Bekasi (ANTARA) - The Bekasi City government in West Java Province plans to develop Bantargebang Subdistrict into a circular economy zone inspired by the transformation and success of innovation-based industries in China.

Bekasi Mayor Tri Adhianto conveyed the plan during his working visit to China to observe waste-to-energy projects (PSEL).

"We aim to learn how a company can develop from the textile industry into a business group with operations in the environmental sector," Adhianto said when contacted on Tuesday, July 30.

According to him, an example of innovation-based industry development in China can be learned from a textile manufacturer, Mizuda Group.

The group later developed Wangneng Environment, which has become one of China's major waste-to-energy companies.

The company is expected to build a PSEL facility in Bantargebang in the near future.

Adhianto said the innovation can create new business sectors that remain related to a company's core business.

He added the visit also provides important references for preparing Bantargebang's transformation. The presence of the PSEL facility is expected to mark the beginning of growth in various interconnected circular-economy-based industries that can bring economic benefits to local communities.

The Bekasi administration is also exploring cooperation between Mizuda Group and the Bekasi Regional National Crafts Council (Dekranasda) to strengthen the creative industry, particularly fashion. The potential cooperation covers capacity building for young designers, improvement of MSME product quality, knowledge exchange, and access to international markets.

Bekasi, says Adhianto, has many creative talents who need support to compete in the global market. "We want the collaboration to become a learning platform for designers and MSME players, while opening opportunities for Bekasi fashion products to gain international competitiveness," he added.

He also invited Mizuda to invest in Bekasi as a location for industrial development.

"Our vision is to transform this area into a center of environmental innovation and a green economy zone," he said, adding his hope that the investment will be present derived from waste processing facility, and industries that create jobs, enable technology transfer, and drive the local economy.

The Bantargebang transformation, says Adhianto, must be carried out comprehensively. The PSEL facility will serve as the foundation, which will then be strengthened by derivative industries such as the utilization of fly ash and bottom ash (FABA), new investment, an innovation center, as well as creative and manufacturing sectors that support the circular economy.

"I hope in the next five to ten years, when people hear the name of Bantargebang, they no longer think of piles of waste, but an area that has successfully transformed into a center of environmental innovation, a green economic growth hub, and a place where new opportunities are created for the people of Bekasi," Adhianto said.

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Translator: Bayu Prasetyo

Editor: Arie Novarina

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