Photos: Indonesian Man Turns Plastic Waste into Fuel

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18 March 2016 09:40 WIB

Hamidi pours fuel, derived from burning plastic waste, into his motorcycle at the workshop of the TPA Rawa Kucing in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia, March 17, 2016. Hamidi, a young "green entrepreneur" became so concerned by the overflowing Jakarta city dump that he began turning discarded plastic into fuel. REUTERS/Beawiharta

18 Maret 2016 00:00 WIB

People search through garbage for materials to recycle at Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java province, Indonesia in this March 2, 2016 file photo. The landfill site located on the outskirts of Jakarta receives more than 6,000 tonnes of trash every day but its waste-treatment facilities are struggling to keep pace, resulting in mountains of trash that pose environmental and health risks. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

18 Maret 2016 00:00 WIB

Plastic is recycled at a waste treatment facility at Bantar Gebang landfill in Bekasi, West Java province, Indonesia March 2, 2016. Indonesia is among the world's biggest generators of plastic waste. Greater Jakarta alone, with more than 10 million residents, generates enough trash to fill several football fields every day. REUTERS/Darren Whiteside

18 Maret 2016 00:00 WIB

Hamidi places plastic waste into an iron box before burning and converting it to fuel at his workshop at TPA Rawa Kucing in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia March 17, 2016. Hamidi recycles 25 kg (55 lb) of waste daily by burning plastic and distilling the resulting vapour into liquid fuel. Most households in metropolitan Jakarta either don't recycle at all or are serviced by individual scavengers who pick up trash to sell to recycling plants. REUTERS/Beawiharta

18 Maret 2016 00:00 WIB

Hamidi collects fuel in a bottle, that was derived from burning plastic waste, at his workshop at TPA Rawa Kucing in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia March 17, 2016. He is one voice among a only a small group of individuals and non-government organisations who have stepped in to manage waste and who have called on local authorities to help fund similar projects. REUTERS/Beawiharta

18 Maret 2016 00:00 WIB

Hamidi holds three bottles containing three different fuels, derived from burning plastic waste, at his workshop at TPA Rawa Kucing in Tangerang, Banten province, Indonesia March 17, 2016. Hamidi, a young "green entrepreneur" became so concerned by the overflowing Jakarta city dump that he began turning discarded plastic into fuel. REUTERS/Beawiharta

18 Maret 2016 00:00 WIB