'Plans on waste welcomed'

'Plans on waste welcomed'

JAKARTA (JP): The Governor said he would approve any plan to
cooperate with the city in waste management, as long as it did
not burden the city.

Assistant to the city secretary in charge of economic and
development affairs, Prawoto S. Danoemihardjo, said the Governor
would also approve plans to recycle garbage into building
materials.

He was speaking after a meeting between the governor and a
private foundation for retired soldiers, Yayasan Rehabilitasi
Prajurit Utama Seroja (Veteran's Foundation).

The foundation proposes to cooperate with Canada's Urban
Resources Technologies Incorporation to recycle city garbage.

Surjadi Soedirdja had not made a decision on the proposal,
Prawoto said.

"The governor said there should be a serious study before
starting garbage recycling cooperations," Prawoto said after the
meeting.

The joint venture would open a recycling factory with the
capacity to recycle two million cubic meters of garbage a day in
Pluit, North Jakarta. The Canadian firm's recycling technology
would be used to process garbage into building materials, like
bricks.

Earlier Surjadi denied any knowledge of plans for a private
Malaysian firm, Bescorp Industries, to manage city waste. (ste)