Festivities leave mountain of waste<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): During the week-long holiday for Christmas, Idul
\nFitri and New Year, the city produced 21,940 cubic meters of
\ngarbage, an official said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Head of the city's Control Center for Garbage Treatment Joko
\nSuratno said most of the waste included the remains of
\nfirecrackers exploded in streets and other public areas.<\/p>\n
Among the most polluted areas in the city were the National
\nMonument grounds and the area surrounding the fountain at the
\ntraffic circle in front of Hotel Indonesia stretching along the
\nJl. Thamrin main thoroughfare in Central Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Other areas where people left large amounts of litter were the
\nAncol recreation park in North Jakarta and Indonesia Miniature
\nPark (TMII) in East Jakarta, which were packed with Jakartans
\ncelebrating events held at both locations.<\/p>\n
\"It's rather difficult to handle the waste from firecrackers,
\nbecause it glued to the asphalt of the road after the rain,\" Joko
\nsaid, adding that the crowds which occupied the streets until
\ndawn also hindered the sweeping.<\/p>\n
Joko said his agency deployed at least 15,000 workers with an
\naverage of 300 trucks to remove the waste. They began the
\nsweeping about 3 a.m. and finished at 6:00 a.m. (07)<\/p>",
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