Eid-ul Fitr, Trash Volume in City Predicts to Decrease
Reported by Andry | Translated by Trias Risangayu
The City Cleanliness Department predicts
the number of trash volume would decrease on the day of Ied-ul Fitr. It is because most
of Jakartans left city for their hometown.
Commonly, trash volume would decrease ahead the festive day. Since residents left city for their hometown
Eid ul Fitr, Waste Volume in W. Jakarta Decreasing
Head of City Cleanliness
Department, Isnawa Adji acknowledged, approaching Ied-ul Fitr, relayed on the
data last year, trash volume would decrease until D+4 ied-ul fitr.
“Commonly, trash volume would
decrease ahead the festive day. Since residents left city for their hometown,” he
uttered, Sunday (7/12).
According to him, on normal day, trash
volume in Jakarta reached 6,700 tons and decrease after being transported
to Bantar Gebang disposal site by 5,900 tons.
Yet, ahead ied-ul fitr, it would
more decrease into 5,000, 4,000 until, 3,000 tons of trash. Such trash volume
number remains stabile until D+2 and D+4 of ied-ul fitr. “On the D+10 the trash
volume will grow up as the homecomers back to the city,” he told.
Adji explained, the decreasing of
trash volume in Jakarta happen ain’t because of less consumption pattern but
also as many caffes, restaurant and culinary place closed down.
“As several convection in Jakarta
are closed ahead ied-ul fitr, the number of trash will decrease,” he expressed.
He added that trash volume are
mostly found on the eve of ied-ul fitr, after ied prayer perform and also in a
recreation site.
