Hi-tech garbage facility hits a snag during trial<\/p>\n
Damar Harsanto and Theresia Sufa, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta\/Bogor<\/p>\n
The second trial of the bale press garbage processing system at
\nthe Jakarta administration's Bojong dump in Klapanunggal
\ndistrict, Bogor, experienced a hitch as the management of the
\ndump, PT Wira Guna Sejahtera, used the wrong type of garbage in
\nthe demonstration.<\/p>\n
In the trial, which was supervised by Swedish instructor
\nMikael Ivarsson and Bogor councillors, the machine successfully
\npressed five tons of organic waste into a large block that is
\nair-tight and covered in water-resistance material within five
\nminutes.<\/p>\n
But a tree branch from an earlier load got stuck in a net
\ninside the machine -- which is worth about Rp 4 billion
\n(US$470,588), breaking it.<\/p>\n
\"The bale press machine can only process nonorganic waste. But
\nbecause it is only a trial we used organic waste. Next time,
\nbefore it arrives here from Jakarta, the garbage will be sorted
\nfirst,\" PT Wira Guna Sejahtera president Sofyan Hadi Wijaya
\nexplained.<\/p>\n
Following the reopening of Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi last
\nTuesday, Governor Sutiyoso said on Thursday his office would no
\nlonger need the alternative dump in Cilincing, North Jakarta.<\/p>\n
\"We will close the Cilincing dump soon as we will use the
\nBantar Gebang dump again,\" Sutiyoso said.<\/p>\n
He did not mention the exact date of the closure.<\/p>\n
Although Sutiyoso's statement contradicted subordinate Selamat
\nLimbong, head of the city sanitation agency, the dump closure
\nwould obviously bring a wave of relief to the residents who live
\naround the 15-hectare site.<\/p>\n
The liquid waste generated from garbage left unprocessed since
\nJan. 5 has seeped into locals' fish farms through the water
\ncanals, killing all the fish and shrimps. The farmers say they
\nwill have to wait for at least five years to restart the
\nbusiness.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the reopening day of the Bantar Gebang dump,
\nLimbong said his office would still dump some of its 6,000 tons
\nof daily garbage at Cilincing. The Cilincing dump, he said, would
\nalso be upgraded to a high technology waste treatment plant.<\/p>\n
Sutiyoso said his administration would give compensation to
\nCilincing locals whose fishponds were destroyed by the liquid
\nwaste from the dump and take action to stem environmental damage.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the 24 Cilincing fish farmers lodged a complaint
\nat the Office of the State Minister for the Environment,
\ndemanding Rp 340 million (about US$40,476) in compensation from
\nthe Jakarta administration for polluting their fish ponds.<\/p>",
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