Bylaw on waste dumping endorsed

Bylaw on waste dumping endorsed

TANGERANG: The Tangerang municipal council has endorsed a new
bylaw that requires factories, hotels and restaurants to obtain a
permit before disposing liquid waste.

"We will inform businesspeople of the new bylaw from Dec. 16
onwards," M. Harun, environmental impact control chief at the
Tangerang environment office, said on Wednesday.

He said there were 250 firms that produced liquid waste
operating across the municipality.

The bylaw also requires businesses to install waste treatment
facilities and to obtain a ground water usage permit, as well as
undergo an environmental assessment, before applying for the
waste dumping permit from the Tangerang Capital Investment and
Permit Office. -- JP