Eid ul Fitr, Waste Volume in W. Jakarta Decreasing

Due to most of West Jakarta residents travel to their hometown, causing waste volume that was disposed in some temporary waste sites (TPS) in West Jakarta is decreasing. Based on beritajakarta.com observations, such condition happens in Tanah Sereal, Duri Selatan, Duri Utara, Kalianyar, and RW 03 Palmerah TPSs. 

Already three years, I don't return home for celebrating Eid ul Fitr with my family. I just obey my boss' instruction to keep my city clean

Hasan, (25), Daily Executive Officer for Jakarta Cleanliness Department serving in Kalianyar TPS, Tambora, said lack of waste pile is due to janitors routinely transport waste and household waste with small amounts.

He also decided not to return the hometown for Eid ul Fitr celebration in Tasikmalaya, West Java, because his boss ordered him to focus on waste handling. "Already three years, I don't return home for celebrating Eid ul Fitr with my family. I just obey my boss' instruction to keep my city clean," he expressed, Friday (8/1).

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He continued, in a day, four trucks transport waste from the Kalianyar TPS. To avoid traffic congestion, the transportation is conducted at 9 AM and 10 PM. For one truck, could transport about nine tons of waste.

Separately, Sukarman (38), a janitor at the TPS on Jalan Kemanggisan Pulo I, RW 03, Palmerah Urban Village, admitted he cannot feel Eid ul Fitr holiday because of he is in charge of maintaining cleanliness in the Kemanggisan environment and TPS.

"I must routinely coordinate with the transportation section thus the TPS stay clean from waste," he told.

Deputy Head of Jakarta Cleanliness Department, Isnawa Adji explained his department deployed janitors to clean up waste during takbiran Eve until post-Eid ul Fitr.

"I deploy 3,158 janitors in the capital to clean up waste piles. From that amount, only 10 percent get leave," he said.

He uttered that during Eid ul Fitr holiday, the worst waste volume is found in recreational sites. While household waste, began to pile up at takbiran eve and post-Eid ul Fitr. During Eid ul Fitr, at least 5,800 tons of waste transported each day.

"Such amount is increasing compared to normal day which reached 5,600 tons per day. Yet, its volume would back to increase on 4 days after Eid ul Fitr and is predicted to reach 6,500-6,800 tons," he predicted.