ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Feasibility Study for Mining Waste Materials
as Sustainable Compost Raw Material Toward
Enhanced Landfill Mining
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Department of Environmental Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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Department of Industrial Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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Department of Life and Environment Engineering, Faculty of Environmental Engineering,
The University of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 808-0135, Japan
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Master of Environmental Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
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Environmental Sustainability Research Group, Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang 50275, Indonesia
Submission date: 2022-07-20
Final revision date: 2022-12-18
Acceptance date: 2022-12-28
Online publication date: 2023-02-23
Publication date: 2023-04-14
Corresponding author
Mochamad Arief Budihardjo
Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro
Jl. Prof. H. Sudarto, SH Tembalang, Semarang, Indonesia, 50275, Indonesia
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2023;32(3):2323-2335
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Semarang, the capital of Central Java, had a population of 1,814,100 in 2019. City’s Jatibarang
landfill waste dump was expected to close in 2021. This dump can be rehabilitated by mining
the backfill and utilizing mining materials. Herein, a mining feasibility study was conducted to examine
the environmental, technical, and financial aspects to determine the condition of the waste dump
zone. The environmental feasibility was evaluated using the integrated risk basic approach (IRBA);
the technical feasibility was analyzed by conducting laboratory tests and determining the appropriate
technology for processing fine materials; and the net present values (NPV), payback period (PP), and
internal rate of return (IRR) were calculated for financial feasibility analysis. The total waste heap in
zones 1 and 2 was 2,444,700 m3, with a fine material composition of 56% and density of 738.05 kg/m3.
IRBA analysis results indicated a moderately hazardous dump. Thus, this dump can be rehabilitated
via landfill mining. The fine material can be converted to granular organic fertilizer for use in the
petrochemical industry. Overall, landfill mining is financially feasible, with a NPV value of IDR
11,126,547,566>0, IRR 33%>9.86%, and PP of seven years<planning year.