Solving problem of garbage

Solving problem of garbage

From Koran Tempo

Garbage seems to be a perennial problem in major cities across
the country. One of the difficulties in solving this problem is
the lack of space for a final dumping site.
Unless this problem is properly solved, it may cause society many
other serious problems in the future.

In fact, there is an alternative solution: The use of an
incinerator. When an incinerator is used, garbage can be handled
in small units, for example, the garbage from a housing estate or
even a neighborhood.

As a leading ship-making and electronic company in Japan has
made public in one of its releases, an incinerator has two
advantages in that it is environmentally friendly -- because the
resulting fumes can be neutralized with a modern exhaust gas
treatment method -- and that it can be used for quite a long time
and is cost-efficient.

Experiments with an incinerator made by ship-making company PT
PAL in Surabaya conducted since 2002 show that the incinerator is
easy to operate. Also, garbage can be thoroughly burned. But
before the fumes from burning the garbage are released to the
air, they are first treated using a modern method.

The security of this process has been certified through a test
validated by the health ministry of the Republic of Indonesia. In
fact, an incinerator has already been used in some places in
Indonesia. You can also try to use it and then test the results
with us.

SITI HARYATI, PT PAL INDONESIA, Assistant Director in charge of
Business Development, Surabaya