Council supports plan to build more dumps

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