56 companies receive environmental awards
56 companies receive environmental awards
Bambang Nurbianto, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
As many as 56 companies received awards on Thursday from the city
administration for success in managing their liquid waste.
Head of the City Environment Management Body (BPLHD) Kosasih
Wirahadikusuh said that the companies were selected from 800 that
took part in a clean liquid waste contest adjudicated by the
organizing committee.
"The awards given to the companies that have managed to clean
up their own liquid waste are expected to encourage other
companies to do the same thing," Kosasih told The Jakarta Post.
He revealed the committee had established a set of criteria
against which companies would receive zero to 100 marks based on
their level of success, adding that a company would receive an
award if it met at least 75 percent of the criteria.
Among the criteria were obedience in sending samples of liquid
waste to BPLHD every three months, keeping liquid waste at
tolerable levels and having adequate liquid waste treatment
facilities.
Companies receiving awards include PT Astra Daihatsu Motor, PT
Australia Indonesia Milk Industries (Indomilk), PT Kimia Farma,
PT Krama Yudha Ratu Motor, PT. Khong Guan Biskuit, Pondok Indah
hospital, Sint Carolus hospital, PT Siemens Indonesia, Husada
hospital and Avon Indonesia.
The awards were presented at a ceremony held at Jakarta
fairground, Kemayoran, on Thursday.
BPLHD recorded that 27,206 businesses produced liquid waste:
1,598 of them large, 9,476 medium and 16,132 small.
Contest results indicate that of the 22,506 companies in the
city, only 56 have properly managed their liquid wastes.
This has provided evidence to back up criticism by
environmentalists that Jakarta's rivers have become dump sites
for industrial concerns.
Only about 585 companies routinely send samples of their
liquid waste to BPLHD.
The awards were made for the first time to 27 companies in
2000, followed by 38 in 2001 and 60 in 2002.
During the ceremony, the organizing committee also staged an
environment exhibition and seminar on water conservation.
Best 10 companies for liquid waste management
1. PT. Astra Daihatsu Motor (vehicle assembly)
2. PT. Mulia Knitting Factory Ltd. (textiles)
3. PT. Gaya Motor (vehicle assembly)
4. PT. Australia Indonesia Milk Industries (Indomilk)
5. PT. Kimia Farma (pharmaceutical goods)
6. PT. Krama Yuda Ratu Motor (vehicle assembly)
7. PT. National Gobel (electronics)
8. PT. Heinz ABC Indonesia (food processing)
9. PT. Mustika Ratu (cosmetics)
10. PT Astra Daihatsu Motor (engine plant)