Acting Mayor Of Ambon Places Satpol PP Officers To Overcome Garbage At The Border

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AMBON - The Ambon City Government (Pemkot) will place officers from the Civil Service Police Unit (Satpol PP) to handle waste at the border of Ambon City and Central Maluku Regency.

"We will place the Satpol PP officers to guard and persuasively prohibit the community from throwing garbage again at the location of the Sisingamagaraja Street Area, Pasar Minggu which is the border between Ambon City and Central Maluku Regency," said Acting Mayor of Ambon, Bodewin Wattimena, quoted by Antara, Friday. May 27.

He said the waste problem was one of the concerns that must be resolved at the beginning of his leadership as Acting Mayor.

After reviewing the cleaning of the garbage disposal site at Mardika Market, the same thing was also done in the Pasar Minggu area. which borders the District of Salahutu, Central Maluku.

"Heaps of garbage on the side of the road are suspected to have occurred for a long time, and are a common sight for passers-by, so they must be cleaned and brought under control," he continued.

This location, he said, was not a residential area, but an empty location, so it was suspected that the garbage dumped was not only for residents of the city of Ambon but also residents of Malteng.

"After clearing the pile of garbage, there will be Satpol PP officers who will be placed on guard and persuasively prohibits the community from throwing garbage back at that location," he said.

His party, said the acting walkot, had coordinated with the Sub-District of Salahutu and the King of the State of Suli, Malteng Regency to appeal to the public not to throw garbage in that location.

"We take persuasive steps, when they come we tell them to come back, don't throw garbage here. Garbage is our problem together, if the Malteng government prepares TPS, people will definitely not throw garbage here," continued Bodewin.

Ambon City Government will not build TPS in this location because it is not a residential area.

"We have put up a banner that prohibits throwing garbage in this location, we hope there will be awareness from the people of both Ambon City and Malteng," said Bodewin.