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THE Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy appreciates and fully supports the Waste Processing Technology at the Source (TOSS) program to become the raw material for populist energy in Ende Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), which is expected to help realize quality and sustainable tourism.
The realization of TOSS in Ende Regency will be a solution to the waste problem in Ende which is dominated by biomass waste such as leaves, twigs, grass, plantation waste, agricultural waste, and other organic waste. Products from processed TOSS will be used as raw material for co-firing at PLTU Ropa, can also be used as household fuel where the Ende community previously used a lot of kerosene and firewood.
According to the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno at the ‘Virtual Talkshow Kick Off Continuous Run Cofiring at PLTU ROPA and Clean Energy Tourism in Ende Regency’, Friday (6/25), said the program which is the result of collaboration between the Ende Regency Government, PT PTL UPK Flores, Comestoarra.com, and this non-profit organization Acil will improve the quality and sustainability of the environment which is the main goal of developing Indonesian tourism in the future.
“We are very supportive because of quality tourism, tourism in the new post-pandemic era is tourism that prioritizes cleanliness, health, safety and environmental sustainability (CHSE). We want to encourage sustainability, environmental sustainability, and also environmental friendliness,” said Sandiaga Uno.
The presence of products from TOSS will certainly strengthen Ende as a national and even international tourism destination. The Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy noted that in Ende there are 108 tourist attractions with 64 natural attractions, including the world-class destinations of Lake Kelimutu as well as beaches, mountains and other lakes. In addition, there are 31 cultural tours and 13 artificial tours, including historical tours.
“Let’s continue to encourage the presence of quality and sustainable tourism not only in Ende, but throughout Indonesia as part of the new era tourism concept that personalizes, customizes, localizes, and is smaller in size,” Minister Sandiaga underlined.
He added that we want to bring memories to tourists that Indonesia prioritizes aspects of environmental sustainability and ecotourism, as well as cultural and environmental-based tourism which will continue to develop in the future. Let’s continue to adapt, innovate, and collaborate, we continue to present new and renewable energy. [traveltext.id]
