Ung Sampung Sampah Bandung Raya, Zona Satu TPA Sarimukti Dibuka Kembali

Heavy equipment operates at the Cicabe Emergency TPA, Bandung City considering the non-normal operation of the Sarimukti TPA. (ANTARA-Special)

JABAR - The Bandung City Environment and Hygiene Agency (DLHK) said that the zone one at the Sarimukti Final Waste Disposal Site (TPA) will soon reopen to deal with piles of garbage in Greater Bandung.

Head of DLHK Bandung City, Dudy Prayudi, said that with the opening of zone one, it would further optimize the performance of the Sarimukti TPA, which in recent times has only been one zone to receive garbage shipments from various polling stations in Greater Bandung, including Bandung City.

"Provinces will open a zone one route. So far, only one zone has been sent to the TPS, so the queue is getting longer, which has resulted in delays in us transporting garbage," said Dudy in Bandung, Thursday, May 11, quoted by Antara.

The problem is that there is only one zone operating, also plus infrastructure damage in Sarimukti, which in the end one zone can only serve one rupiah per day, even though previously it could reach 2-3 ret.

"One rupiah from a small truck can carry six cubic meters of garbage. For large trucks in one rupiah can carry 25 cubic meters of garbage," he said.

The efforts made by the Bandung City Government are to add a fleet of heavy equipment, because heavy equipment can transport waste two to three times faster if done manually.

"For transportation, we will add a tronton fleet first at 55 polling stations. Only now that the problem is in heavy equipment or loaders, only two operates, because most of them are very old. In fact, the most recent was in 1985," he said.

Therefore, in the revised APBD at the direction of the Acting Mayor of Bandung, Ema Sumarna, DLHK will add new loaders to speed up the process of transporting waste.

"There are two loaders approved by Mr. Plh Mayor. But, actually, ideally there are six loaders," he said.

Meanwhile, Head of UPTD PSTR DLHK West Java Province Arief Perdana admitted that there were several Sarimukti TPA infrastructures that were damaged, so that there were two zones, currently only one zone has been operated until now.

"We are trying to open the first zone which was previously closed. This week the road is completed, so that next week the city of Bandung has two more zones to use. Hopefully, it can help break down the queues in Sarimukti," said Arief.

He added that the operational hours of transporting waste were extended. From the original 05.00-18.00 WIB, it changed to 05.00-21.00 WIB.

"We cannot open 24 hours, because personnel and heavy equipment are also limited. Then other efforts, this year Sarimukti will be expanded by about six hectares," he said.

As for the Legoknangka TPA, he said, is currently still in the auction process. There are two companies from Japan that will assist the development of the Legoknangka TPA.

"We will give them the opportunity to submit the offer document until May 31, 2023. If it is appropriate, we will evaluate it for one month. Hopefully in July there will be a winner. Laying the first stone in August," he said.

Furthermore, the Provincial Government will give two years for construction. It is hoped that by 2025 it will be operational or no later than 2026.

"We don't want Legoknangka to be like in Sarimukti. We want to use waste processing technology. Because, if it is only stockpiled, within two years it is full and we have to look for new land," he said.

This technology must be able to process 2,000 tons of waste per day. In addition, it must be able to reduce waste by at least 85 percent, a maximum of 90 percent.

"You have to meet environmental standards as well. Because the budget is quite large for this Legoknangka TPA, around Rp. 4 trillion," he concluded.