Bogor's rubbish builds up

Bogor's rubbish builds up

BOGOR (JP): Only half of some 2,000 cubic meters of garbage
produced everyday in the mayoralty here was driven to the
garbage dump in Galuga village, Cibungbulang, an official said on
Tuesday.

Head of the mayoralty's Health and Sanitation agency Ahmad
Memed Sudarma said the problem was primarily caused by the
location of the Galuga dump, which is about 5 kilometers from the
center of Bogor.

"We have indeed tried our best to collect all the trash. But
since the site is too far away, we can only take at the most
1,350 cubic meters to Galuga per day," Memed said.

The agency has a fleet of 42 garbage trucks to transport
rubbish collected from the mayoralty's seven traditional markets
and several shopping centers and plazas in the town to the
garbage dump.(21/bsr)