Tips for the sanitation service

Tips for the sanitation service

From Warta Kota

On April 21, many parts of Jakarta were flooded, causing long and very serious traffic congestion. One of the reasons could be that water formed pools in artery roads because the road-side gutters, filled with soil, sand and garbage, failed to function properly.

There are still many Jakarta residents that do not realize the importance of dumping their garbage at designated places only. Besides, sanitation workers frequently sweep leaves, plastic wrappers, waste paper, sand and soil, into water holes because they generally are not provided with proper equipment to make it easy for them to carry this trash to a collection site.

Given this situation, I propose the following: * Gutters at road sides should be regularly dredged. * Sanitation workers should be told not to dump waste into water holes and drains. * Sanitation workers should be provided with easy-to-use equipment so they can carry waste to a proper dump site.

SUNARNO Tangerang, Banten