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Piles of trash continue to flow onto Tangerang shore
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A backhoe moves piles of waste in Muara Angke mangroves in North Jakarta on March 18. (JP/Wendra Ajistyatama)
T
angerang shore in Banten has continued to accumulate large amounts of trash as littering is still a problem among its residents, an official has said.
Tangerang Environmental Agency official Saifullah said on Monday that piles of trash kept flowing onto the shore from the city’s rivers in spite of the agency's efforts to clean up the area.
“It happens at almost all rivers in Tangerang,” Saifullah said, noting that the agency did not record the exact amount of trash from the rivers in its area.
The trash that polluted Cisadane river, Saifullah added, would flow to the shores at Tanjung Burung, Pakuhaji and Teluk Naga. “I deploy my team every week [to remove the garbage] and then bring it to the nearest landfill. Sadly, new piles of trash keep appearing,” he said as reported by tempo.co.
Saifullah said there were also efforts help the Jakarta administration in cleaning up areas in the northern part of Jakarta. Tons of trash reportedly had covered mangroves in Muara Angke, North Jakarta, last week. (vla)
