Jakarta tries out waste processor

Jakarta tries out waste processor

JAKARTA: The city administration tried out the waste
processing facility at the Bojong dump site in Bogor regency on
Monday, said Governor Sutiyoso at City Hall.

If the facility, which uses ball press German technology and
was imported from Germany, was proven effective and efficient the
administration would order it in large numbers, he said, as
reported by Tempointeraktif.

Although the dump can only accommodate 1,500 tons of Jakarta's
6,000 tons of daily waste, Sutiyoso hoped that the facility could
process all the waste eventually.

Jakarta is facing a waste crisis following another dispute
with the Bekasi municipality administration over the Bantar
Gebang dump, which has been used by the capital since 1986.
Residents in Bojong have repeatedly protested the opening of the
dump for fear that it would endanger their health and damage the
environment. -- JP