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Administration to use geomembrane technology in Bantar Gebang
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Handling waste -- Scavengers collect garbage at a landfill in Bantar Gebang in Bekasi, West Java. (Tempo/-)
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he Jakarta administration is set to use geomembrane technology to help prevent pollution emanating from the Bantar Gebang waste treatment facility in Bekasi, West Java, an official has said.
Jakarta Sanitation Agency head Isnawa Adji said the geomembrane technology could protect soil and air in Bantar Gebang from toxic waste from the treatment plan.
The use of the technology is a response to protests from local residents, who claim the water and air in their neighborhood is polluted by emissions from the waste treatment facility, he added.
“Residents who live around the Bantar Gebang landfill have complained that the water in their homes is polluted. They also complain of foul odors resulting from the waste-treatment facility. The Jakarta Sanitation Agency, as the new operator of the waste-treatment facility, is responsible for protecting the residents from the pollution,” Isnawa told The Jakarta Post at his office in Kramat Jati, East Jakarta, on Friday.
Two former operators of the landfill, PT Godang Tua Jaya and PT Navigat Organic Energy Indonesia (NOEI), reportedly never solved pollution problems in Bantar Gebang after their work contracts as operators began in 2008. As operators, the two companies had the duty to protect local residents from pollution as stipulated in their contract documents.
Meanwhile, the Jakarta administration also plans to build a waste-based power plant (PLTSa) in an effort to reduce garbage at the landfill. The power plant will produce five Megawatts of electricity by burning 1,000 tons of waste every day. The plant is expected to be finished in 2018.
“The PLTSa will help clear up more garbage,” Isnawa said. (rez/ebf)
