Fikes Online News,- The Faculty of Health Sciences (Fikes) Laboratory of UIN Jakarta is carrying out a hazardous waste disposal process. This activity is carried out as part of Fikes UIN Jakarta's compliance with Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia Number 22 of 2021 concerning the Implementation of Environmental Protection and Management, as well as other implementing regulations governing the procedures for storing, transporting, and processing hazardous waste. Tuesday, (4/11/2025)

The hazardous and toxic waste disposed of comes from laboratory and research activities, used packaging, and expired chemicals. The waste is infectious and toxic. Previously, the hazardous and toxic waste generated by each laboratory was stored in labeled temporary storage areas. Once the storage capacity reached its maximum limit, the hazardous and toxic waste was transported and processed by a certified third-party waste management agency.

The entire hazardous and toxic waste disposal process was carried out by the Fikes laboratory team in collaboration with PT Media Biomedik Indonesia as the licensed transporter and PT Pengolahan Limbah Industri Bekasi as the recipient and processor of the hazardous and toxic waste, which holds an official permit from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry.

The transportation process was carried out in one trip, using vehicles that met technical and safety standards for hazardous and toxic waste transportation. The waste was properly packaged using standard, labeled, and B3-compliant packaging, in accordance with Government Regulation Number 22 of 2021. The total transported waste amounted to 0.22125 tons (≈ 221.25 kg). All waste was sent for final treatment at PT Pengolahan Limbah Industri Bekasi, which holds an official permit to process B3 waste.

The ultimate goal of this activity is to ensure that B3 waste generated from academic and research activities within the Faculty of Health Sciences does not negatively impact human health or the environment. (LT/ZR)