Central Jakarta City Government Asks Restaurant Entrepreneurs Not To Throw Food Waste Into Waterways, It Could Be Flooded

SDA officers found piles of garbage in Central Jakarta waterways/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA - The Central Jakarta City Government (Pemkot) has asked all restaurant managers not to throw food waste into the canal. The reason is that it can block the flow of the channel, especially during the rainy season.

"Don't throw food waste into drains. Do filtering of processed food residue so that when it is disposed of into the sewage it doesn't clog waterways," Central Jakarta Mayor Dhany Sukma told reporters, Tuesday, March 8.

Dhany said food residue from dishwashing waste must be filtered first. With the filtering of food waste can create a waste-free channel.

"Filtered and then collected the food waste," he said.

Dhany emphasized that the Central Jakarta City Government had instructed all existing restaurants to make waste collections. And pay attention to the environmental conditions in which this restaurant activity is carried out.

"All restaurant activities must pay attention to environmental conditions so that the flow of water is not blocked," he said.

Previously, the Central Jakarta Sub-dept. of Water Resources (SDA) said that restaurants in three sub-districts in Central Jakarta were found to often throw food waste into the drains.

Head of the Maintenance Section of the Central Jakarta SDA Sub-dept., Achmad Daeroby, said that restaurants in three sub-districts were found to frequently throw food waste into the canal.

"The restaurants that mostly dispose of waste are located in the Gambir, Tanah Abang, and Menteng sub-districts. Only three of the eight sub-districts in Central Jakarta often throw food waste into the canal," said Achmad Daeroby.

Achmad Daeroby explained that the food remains were found when officers from the Blue SDA Sub-dept. of Central Jakarta were dredging the canal. When dredging is done, there is a lot of dry food waste in the canal.

"This food waste when it dries up can harden. Later the impact can cause the flow to be disrupted so that it becomes a puddle until it floods," he said.