TEMPO.CO, Tangerang - Tangerang Administration admits that the waste that flows into the sea is still being a complicated problem and difficult to overcome. It is part of the people’s behavior who litter on the riverside. So that when the river water overflows, the waste is carried along to the sea.
"This is happening almost in the entire river in Tangerang," said Head of Environment and Sanitation Service of Tangerang, Saifullah, Monday 19 March.
Saifullah stated that the waste from the Cisadane river will definitely pollute the estuary of Tanjung Burung, Pakuhaji coast, and Teluk Naga.
"The waste dumped in the river of Pakuhaji and Teluk Naga area is transported and we disposed it to the landfill," he said.
The process of transporting the waste, he said, is done almost every week using dozens of trucks owned by Sanitary Agency and local sub-districts.
"We certainly cannot count the exact amount yet, but the waste is never-ending," said Saifullah. "After we transported it, the new waste appears."
JONIANSYAH