Gerebek Sampah Held to Clean Up Untung Jawa Island and Its Surroundings
Reported by Suparni | Translated by Maria Inggita
50 Joint personnel from civil apparatuses, PPSU, and PJLP hold Gerebek Sampah by cleaning up water areas near Untung Jawa Island, Kotok Island, and Rambut Island wildlife sanctuary.
Hopefully, we can finish cleaning all the area today
South Thousand Islands Sub-district Head, Angga Saputra mentioned this cleaning work is run together with the locals.
Tidung Island Residents Collected and Sorted 15 Meters Cubic of Waste"We try our best to do cleaning without disturbing tourist's activities in here," he mentioned Sunday (7/28).
Gerebek Sampah activity is focus on cleaning oil spills on the ocean, especially near the islands. From this cleaning, his side has collected 730 sacks of waste while oil spill is kept in Untung Jawa Island's L-Box thus later Pertamina can take it to Marunda, North Jakarta.
"Hopefully, we can finish cleaning all the area today thus tourists can fully enjoy the clean beach and sea," he expressed.
