Garbage containers cause traffic jam

Garbage containers cause traffic jam

JAKARTA: The East Jakarta sanitation office has put garbage in
containers at the roadside before transporting it to the final
dump, causing traffic jams in the area.

Head of the office Ratim Aman told beritajakarta.com that the
garbage was put in containers along Jl. Jatinegara Barat, Jl.
Otista and Jl. Dewi Sartika as they found it difficult to find a
site for use as a temporary waste dump due to opposition from
local residents.

"They object, saying that it will cause pollution and is
dirty. We've always encountered problems in finding suitable
sites," he said last week, adding that what they needed was
merely a 100-square-meter plot for the temporary site.

Jakarta produces more than 25,000 cubic meters, or 6,000 tons
of garbage daily. Most of it is transported to the Bantar Gebang
site in Bekasi.--JP