DKI Provincial Government Deploys 2,500 Cleaning Officers During Eid

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JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Environmental Agency will deploy 2,500 cleaners during the takbiran night until Eid al-Fitr 1443 Hijriah. Then, the Environmental Service also alerted hundreds of garbage trucks and 88 units of automatic road sweepers.

Head of the DKI Environment Agency, Asep Kuswanto, said that these thousands of officers will continue to work during the Idul Fitri holiday to ensure that Jakarta remains clean.

"We have 50 officers in each sub-district. More than 2,500 personnel throughout Jakarta are on duty during the takbiran night until the day of Eid al-Fitr. Including the Bantargebang TPST, which continues to provide services," Asep said in his statement, Thursday, April 28.

In addition, the Environment Agency has also prepared personnel and facilities for handling waste when going home and abroad at stations and terminals. Segregated waste collection facilities will be prepared by station and terminal managers in several locations.

"In locations where waste is handled, such as stations and terminals, we will appeal to Minimize Waste Homecoming, namely by bringing KBRL, food containers and drinking containers from home when traveling home so that people do not produce waste," he said.

Furthermore, Asep revealed that the Sub-District Environmental Implementation Unit and the garbage truck drivers had been instructed to empty temporary waste collection sites throughout the Jakarta area.

This strategy, said Asep, was carried out so that TPS could accommodate garbage with a maximum capacity during the D and D + 1 Eid holidays. In addition, to ensure that the environmental conditions around the TPS remain comfortable, do not have a strong odor, and avoid the development of flies and other disease vectors.

“Waste if it stays for more than 3 days in TPS, it will start to rot and make the environment uncomfortable. We avoid that," he added.