1 Ton Every Day, Tanjungpinang City Government Invites Residents To Handle Coastal Waste

Piles of garbage in residential areas in coastal areas in Pelatar II, Tanjungpinang City, Riau Islands. (ANTARA)

TANJUNGPINANG - The Tanjungpinang City Environment Agency in Riau Islands Province seeks to involve residents in dealing with waste in coastal areas. In a day to 1 tonne and can increase to 1.5 tons during the holiday The Head of the Tanjungpinang City Environment Agency, Riono, conveyed the importance of citizen participation in efforts to handle waste in coastal areas, considering that most of the garbage comes from households and residents' economic activities. "He said that limited cleaning officers cannot deal with the problem of garbage in coastal areas without the support of residents. It is a humanist attitude, environmental care," said Riono, quoted by ANTARA, Monday, March 13. He said that garbage transported from coastal areas in a day to a ton and could increase to 1.5 tons during the holidays. "Once done cleaning waste on the beach, the thickness of waste reaches three meters," he said.

In addition to mobilizing residents to handle household waste, the Tanjungpinang City Environment Agency seeks to empower residents to manage and process waste through 56 existing waste banks. "We also encourage residents to innovate to use waste to produce useful goods such as paving blocks and fuel," said Riono.