Council supports plan to build more dumps

JAKARTA: City Council's Commission D on development expressed support for the Jakarta administration's plan to build four integrated waste treatment plants in the city.

The project, with the World Bank as the advisor, targets the existing dumps in Cilincing, Marunda and Sunter in North Jakarta and Duri Kosambi in West Jakarta.

"However, it's important to disseminate the information to local residents first to avoid misunderstandings that may lead to their rejection of the plans," commission chairman Sayogo Hendrosubroto was quoted as saying by the city's official news portal beritajakarta.com.

He added that residents should be involved in the waste treatment plants. "They could be trained to separate organic and inorganic waste and to take their household waste to the dump at their respective subdistricts before the officials take them to the waste treatment plants."

Meanwhile, an expert on waste treatment, Sri Bebasari, said the administration had to carry out a thorough feasibility study before establishing waste treatment plants inside the city as their presence may expose locals to environmental pollution. -- JP