Governor opens new garbage station in Sunter, N. Jakarta<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): In an attempt to reduce the burden on the Bantar
\nGebang garbage dump in Bekasi, Governor Sutiyoso officially
\nopened an intermediate garbage station in Sunter, North Jakarta,
\non Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The intermediate station will compress all waste from the
\nwestern part of the city before it is transferred to the city-
\nowned dump in Bekasi. The station will be able to compress an
\nestimated eight truckloads of garbage into one truckload of
\ntrash.<\/p>\n
The construction of the new station, which cost Rp 84 billion
\n(US$10 million), was financed by a loan from the Japanese
\ngovernment's Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund.<\/p>\n
The garbage station occupies five of 36 hectares of land
\nprovided by the North Jakarta mayoralty. Helping to carry out the
\nwork at the station are 27 trailers, 18 tractors and three
\nFeeders, which compress the trash.<\/p>\n
In his speech, Sutiyoso said the intermediate station should
\nincrease the capacity of Bantar Gebang dump.<\/p>\n
\"With the operation of the Sunter station, we can increase the
\nloading capacity of Bantar Gebang and shorten the distance
\nrequired to transport the garbage,\" the governor said.<\/p>\n
This is Jakarta's second intermediate garbage station. The
\nfirst, located in Cilincing, North Jakarta, has the capacity to
\ncompress 1,000 tons of garbage per day, while the Sunter station
\ncan compress up to 1,500 tons per day.<\/p>\n
The capital produces 25,750 cubic meters of garbage each day.
\nSome 15 percent of this amount is used by the public for
\nlandfill, with the remaining 85 percent becoming the
\nresponsibility of the city administration.<\/p>\n
Bantar Gebang, the city's only dump, is located approximately
\n40 kilometers east of the capital. The city sanitation agency has
\nrepeatedly complained about having to transport trash to the
\ndump, saying much of the garbage is lost from the trucks on their
\nway to the dump.<\/p>\n
Bantar Gebang has the capacity to take in 12,000 cubic meters
\nof garbage per day, but currently receives 20,000 to 30,000 cubic
\nmeters of trash daily. The local administration plans to
\nestablish a new dump in Tangerang in 2003.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso hopes the city will be able to open more intermediate
\nstations to minimize pollution in the city caused by current
\ndumping procedures at Bantar Gebang.<\/p>\n
\"Probably in the year 2003 we will be able to operate another
\n(intermediate station), but it pretty much depends on if we can
\nfind an area large enough for the station,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Contractor Bangun Cipta began work on the new intermediate
\nstation in December 1997, based on similar intermediate stations
\nin Singapore.<\/p>\n
The chief commissioner of PT Bangun Cipta, Siswono
\nYudhohusodo, a former minister, said the Sunter station was
\nlocated far from any housing complexes and surrounded by green
\nareas.<\/p>\n
\"Its location will help reduce pollution and its impact on the
\npublic.<\/p>\n
\"We even provide a separate site to wash all the dump trucks,
\nalong with a good plumbing system, to keep the area clean,\"
\nSiswono said. (dja)<\/p>",
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