Used paper

Used paper dumped in Depok

From Bisnis Indonesia

Hundreds of tons of used paper are dumped every day in front of the Tirta Mandala housing complex gate in Depok, Bogor.

Now the housing complex looks like a slum area as hills of brown paper waste bedeck both sides of the gateway. During the rainy season undoubtedly these 'hills' will cause floods and traffic jams.

However, not a single community leader has shown the guts to question this practice, let alone stop the action. This fact has puzzled residents.

One truck driver said that he brought the used paper from a factory located at Jl. Margonda Raya, Depok, Bogor. And he said he did not understand why the waste had to be dumped in front of a residential gateway. He claimed to be merely acting on the instructions of his superiors.

This is obviously not in line with the government's "Save and Care for Our Environment" campaign. The waste has turned our scenic and green residential area into a polluted and messy cesspool.

Should we invite the Minister of Environment to have a look?

A. KAROMA

Depok, Bogor