Hazardous and Toxic Waste (B3) Reduction Program by Reuse GT Battery in PT. PJB UP Muara Tawar

Abstract

Battery is one of the toxic and hazardous materials. Used batteries are one of hazardous and toxic waste because it contain mercury, manganese, lead, cadmium, nickel and lithium which are harmful to the environment and human health. Battery waste shouldnt be disposed of in public landfills because it will pollute the soil, and groundwater. PT. PJB UP Muara Tawar have various innovative efforts to reduce hazardous and toxic waste generation, one of them with the reuse of ex GT batteries. This is done as commitment PT. PJB UP Muara Tawar maintain nature conservation through reuse battery ex GT. PT. PJB UP Muara Tawar implement some programs such as Marsela, Eco Utility and Fasum Mandiri Energi to reduce hazardous and toxic waste especially the battery produced. The hazardous and toxic waste reduction program by applying the ex-battery reuse shows significant results on waste reduction. This can be seen from the percentage of reuse of ex GT battery which reaches 61.8% and the cost savings of 5,959 thousand rupiahs during 2013-June 2016.