Citizens Asked to Actively Participate Report Waste Offender
Reported by Jhon Syah Putra Kaban | Translated by Trias Risangayu
Though city administration has applied maximal fine worth until Rp 500 thousand for waste offenders, but in fact the citizen awareness not littering seemingly are still low.
We cannot monitor it, therefore we do hope for road user to actively participate whenever see someone littering th ey can take a picture of it
As the case in Central Jakarta precisely around
Jatibaru Flyover, Tanah Abang, everyday the citizens throw waste carelessly. As
a result those piles up waste caused rotten scent and annoyed the road user. As
a solution, the residents were asked to actively participate report whose like
littering in that location.
Central Jakarta Cleanliness Sub-Department, Marsigit
stated, his side deployed janitor to clean waste, but in the afternoon waste
return to exist in such location.
“We cannot monitor it, therefore we do hope for road
user to actively participate whenever see offenders, they can take a
picture of it, upload to mass media or social media, like so we can easily to crack down on it,” he said, Thursday (5/14).
For those citizens whose littering are urged to
follow judgement in Central Jakarta district court and imposed sanction in
accordance with bylaw No.3/2013 regarding waste management.
The socialization was done by putting the ban and
the sanction warning words in the janitor’s uniform. According to Marsigit it
ease them to tell the citizens.
“Actually, warning board had already installed, even not
in everywhere, by putting the warning in janitor’s uniform we hoped citizens
could see it clearly,” he disclosed.
