Jakarta's trash problem, solution<\/p>\n
It seems to me that the city's garbage and waste disposal
\nproblem has reached threatening proportions. It is appalling that
\nthe City Administration stubbornly still sits in a cave and is
\npushing for incinerators to burn garbage at a huge investment
\ncost of US$101 million each -- in re: Damar Harsanto's article in
\nThe Jakarta Post on Aug. 20 entitled City plans to use
\nincinerators to handle waste.<\/p>\n
Tusy A. Adibroto, BPPT researcher has rightly sounded the
\nalarm! Up to this point, traditional methods of treating organic
\nwaste has not been carried out in a cost-effective manner and the
\nwaste contains high quantities of contaminants. Incineration will
\ncreate residue problems, air pollution, destruction of nutrients,
\nconcentration of heavy metals and odor emissions.<\/p>\n
Today, there are high-technology solutions in the world;
\npatented conversion processes with the ability to continually
\n(24-hour operation) and successfully process biodegradable waste
\nmaterials with up to 10 percent non-biodegradables mixed in. The
\nresulting product is a clean, organic, pathogen-free fertilizer
\nconcentrate! Even byproducts such as methane gas and pure potable
\ndrinking water can be free! Hospital wastes are also processed
\nsafely and hygienically; no odors, no toxic effluents.<\/p>\n
Solid inorganic waste after screening is recycled as usual!
\nAll this can be done in capacity modules of up to 1,000 tons\/day
\nat a cost of US$17 million, which is less than 20 percent per
\nplant than what the incinerators will destructively do. The added
\ncost of incinerators being energy to burn huge capacities? There
\nis no added value from incineration.<\/p>\n
Current waste disposal options have their limitations and
\ntheir own environmental problems.<\/p>\n
So, why not convert waste from a problem to a resource quickly
\nnow!<\/p>\n
SAM S. DANIELS, Managing Consultant Indonesia, PT. GCK., Jakarta.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/jakartas-trash-problem-solution-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }