Substitution Garden and Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Plastic Waste as Refused Derived Fuel (RDF)

The generation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic and garden waste must be recycled to support the circular economy. An alternative way reduce plastics is this by converting it into energy such as Refused Derived Fuel (RDF) an for processing waste. Substitution opportunity analyzed. Hence, This study aimed investigate potential material substitution from PET RDF. RDF characterized test method was carried out proximate, water content, ash analysis. At same time, calorific value. tested bomb calorimetry. mixture affects each parameter pellet quality including water, ash, caloric value (sig.< 0.05). increase in pellets consistently increases 18.94 until 25.04 MJ/kg. content also invariably affect rate multilinearity model (sig.<0.05; R2 0.935). thermal stability occurred at a temperature 5000C decomposition hemicellulose, cellulose, lignin mixed with pellets. decrease terephthalic acid monomer raw materials occurs 4500˚C. finding can used basis consideration regions or countries that have plastic, especially type environmentally friendly fuel.