12 Tons of Trash Left by May Day Demonstration Cleaned
Reported by Erna Martiyanti | Translated by Cintya Meliza
Demonstration of thousands labors welcoming May Day, on last Friday (5/1), left 12 tons of trash along Jalan Sudirman and Jalan Thamrin Central Jakarta. Those trash then cleaned by Janitors of Jakarta Cleanliness Department, and threw to Bantar Gebang Integrated Waste Disposal Site (TPST), Bekasi.
Trash collected from Jalan Sudirman and Jalan Thamrin reached 10-12 tons
Head of Jakarta Cleanliness Department, Saptastri Ediningtyas Kusuma Dewi stated, after the labors left, janitors dispatched cleaning the trash. Thus protocol roads stay clean when vehicles passing by.
"Trash collected from Jalan Sudirman and Jalan Thamrin reached 10-12 tons," said Tyas, her nickname, Saturday (5/2).
100 Janitors Standby on Jl Sudirman - ThamrinShe told, trash cleaning involved 100 janitors. They have been alerted since the demonstration started until the end.
"Those trash then transported to Bantar Gebang Waste Disposal Site, Bekasi. Yet it is not included trash from each area," she uttered.
She mentioned, the number is more than the trash from previous May Day. Last year, trash volume is only 8 tons. 6 tons in protocol road and 2 tons collected from each area.
