On Wednesday, the 12th of July 2023, the Jakarta Regional Government sent 200 staff members from the North Jakarta and Thousand Islands Regional Environment Office to clean up the trash in the Muara Angke Mangrove Forest. The workers used amphibious excavators or baskets to physically clear about 50 cubic metres of trash. The procedure is still underway right now.
According to M. Chusaeri, the Head of Implementing Officer of the North Jakarta Environment Office, who was reported by local news on Thursday, the 13th of July 2023, “It will take three days to clean the Mangrove Forest all up,” In other words, it is anticipated that the cleaning will be finished tomorrow, Friday, the 14th of July 2023.
Chusaeri claims that the three-day estimate is required since the rubbish pile is 2 to 3 km long and extends from Kaliadem to Ecomarine Tourism Mangrove Forest Muara Angke. The garbage heap was created by 12 separate river flows in Jakarta that disgorged into the ocean. All of it originated in the water. Since there are existing rubbish disposal facilities, the locals don’t toss their trash into the ocean, according to Chusaeri.
Chusaeri hoped that Jakartans could reduce their plastic usage in Mangroves Forest since the trash pile was dominated by plastic waste at around 60% to 80%. After being lifted, the trash pile is carried to Bantar Gebang Landfill, Bekasi, West Java. “We have prepared six small tipper trucks, one big tipper truck, and two pickups. But we used three big tipper trucks today,” said Chusaeri.
A waste issue is a recurring problem in Indonesia’s capital city since it has been named as one of the top 5 dirtiest cities in Indonesia, and the most polluted city in the world, which is why Chusaeri hoped that Jakarta residents would help the government take care of the city together.
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