Bojong dump to open on Oct. 1<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: After several delays, the Jakarta administration now
\nsays it will start the operation of Bojong dump in Bogor regency
\non Oct. 1, despite strong opposition from local residents.<\/p>\n
\"We can no longer delay the opening of the dump. We plan to
\nstart its operation gradually next month with the processing of
\nwaste from Bogor,\" IGKG Suena, a development affairs assistant to
\nthe city secretary, told reporters at City Hall on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\"We want local residents to see how the waste processing
\nfacility works and hope that they will accept it after they see
\nthat they can benefit from its operation,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Operator PT Wira Gulfindo Sarana delayed the postponed the
\nopening of the facility from the scheduled Aug. 15. Local
\nresidents had threatened to burn the German-made bale press
\nmachinery for fear that the dump would damage the environment and
\nendanger their health.<\/p>\n
Bojong dump will process around 1,500 tons of the 6,000 tons
\nof Jakarta trash produced every day. -- JP<\/p>",
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