10 Cubic Meters of Trash Cleared from Salam Bridge Area
Reported by Anita Karyati | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
50 joint personnel cleared approximately 10 cubic meters of illegally dumped waste around the Salam Bridge area on Jalan Danau Sunter Barat, RW 04, Sunter Agung Urban Village, Tanjung Priok Sub-district, North Jakarta.
This area frequently becomes an illegal dumping site
Sunter Agung Urban Village Economy and Development Section Head Citra Glori Lebang, stated that the cleanup focused on household waste, incineration residue, and leftover materials discarded by scavengers scattered along the road.
“This area frequently becomes an illegal dumping site despite routine daily collections by urban village and Environment Agency officers,” she expressed, Tuesday (10/27).
Commission D: Jakarta River Trash Traps Must Reach UpstreamHer team had previously partnered with the North Jakarta Environmental Sub-agency on catch-in-the-act operations to deter offenders, yet illegal dumping persists.
“Warning banners put up by the administration and community leaders are repeatedly torn down or removed by bad actors,” she explained.
She hopes the cleanup boosts public awareness on keeping public spaces clean.
“We will keep monitoring this key road so it stays neat and clean,” she added.
Tanjung Priok Environment Task Force Unit Head Amir noted that the joint operation mobilized district environmental personnel, PPSU personnel, Satpol PP personnel, neighborhood council representatives, and community members.
“We cleared nearly 10 cubic meters of refuse in total, ranging from organic matter and recyclables to bulky items,” he detailed.
He added that trucks and motorized carts immediately hauled the waste to the final landfill.
“We will step up monitoring with residents so this site is not used for dumping again,” he stated.
