Garbage piles disrupt buses

Garbage piles disrupt buses

JAKARTA (JP): The overpowering stench of garbage at Malabar
market on Jl. Karet Raya in Tangerang, West Java, has forced
public transportation drivers to take alternative routes.

"Many passengers object if we travel on that road because of
the bad smell," a minivan driver was quoted by Antara as saying.

The piles of garbage block part of the road, and the smell has
become overwhelming.

Tangerang Mayor Moch. Thamrin said a lot of garbage in the
town could not be picked up because of a lack of trucks and
employees. He said the city had 70 garbage trucks, but only 50 of
them were in proper working condition. He added that a minimum of
200 trucks were needed to pick up all of the garbage generated in
the town.

A total of 2,102 cubic meters of garbage is transported daily
to garbage dumps in Rawa Kucing, Neglasari and Mauk. (sim)