What Can We Do with Spent Bleaching Earth?

This week Government Regulation No. 22 of 2021 has been issued, which revokes the Government Regulation No. 101 of 2014, ruling that spent bleaching earth (SBE), a discarded palm oil refinery from the degumming and bleaching process no longer characterized as hazardous and toxic waste in Indonesia. This decision provokes criticism from various parties, especially environmentalists, as SBE contains several heavy metals, which, if not properly managed, will cause negative impacts on the environment and human health.