Thousand Islands proposed as dump

Thousand Islands proposed as dump

JAKARTA: Since no solutions are in sight to the prolonged
waste crises in the city following the abortive trial of the
operation of the Bojong waste treatment plant in Bogor, West
Java, City Council Commission D on development affairs has
proposed the use of islets in the Thousands Islands regency as an
alternative dump.

Commission member of the second largest faction in the
council, the Democratic Party faction, Denny Taloga said the use
of city-owned islets there would minimize a "conflict of
interests" in view of the urgent need for an alternative dump to
replace the outdated Bantar Gebang dump in Bekasi.

Denny said the administration could cooperate with fishermen
in the northern coastline of the capital to dispose of the city's
daily trash of 6,000 tons.

"That could also help those fishermen whose business is in the
doldrums due to the recent fuel price increase," he said.

The regency has a total of 869.71 hectares of land, comprising
a total of 106 islands. JP.