Bojong dump to open on Oct. 1

Bojong dump to open on Oct. 1

JAKARTA: After several delays, the Jakarta administration now
says it will start the operation of Bojong dump in Bogor regency
on Oct. 1, despite strong opposition from local residents.

"We can no longer delay the opening of the dump. We plan to
start its operation gradually next month with the processing of
waste from Bogor," IGKG Suena, a development affairs assistant to
the city secretary, told reporters at City Hall on Thursday.

"We want local residents to see how the waste processing
facility works and hope that they will accept it after they see
that they can benefit from its operation," he said.

Operator PT Wira Gulfindo Sarana delayed the postponed the
opening of the facility from the scheduled Aug. 15. Local
residents had threatened to burn the German-made bale press
machinery for fear that the dump would damage the environment and
endanger their health.

Bojong dump will process around 1,500 tons of the 6,000 tons
of Jakarta trash produced every day. -- JP