Remember! Burn Garbage Not In Accordance With The Requirements In Tangerang City Can Be Fined IDR 50 Million Or Confiscated For 6 Months

Tangerang Mayor Arief R Wismansyah. HO/City Government Tangerang

TANGERANG - Mayor of Tangerang, Banten, Arief R Wismansyah issued a circular regarding waste management containing four points. One of the points regulates the prohibition of burning garbage that is not in accordance with technical requirements. If you violate the fine of Rp. 50 million. "The criminal threat is in the form of imprisonment for a maximum of six months or a fine with a value of Rp. 50 for each individual," said Tangerang Mayor Arief R Wismansyah in Tangerang, quoted from Antara, Thursday, August 24. Meanwhile, the other three points in the Circular (SE) of the Mayor of Tangerang Number: 660/8214-DLH/2023 concerning waste management are prohibited from throwing away, stacking, and storing animal waste or carcasses on the road, green lanes, parks, rivers, channels, public facilities and other similar places. It is prohibited to dispose of garbage and or other dirt from the top of the vehicle and prohibited from throwing garbage outside the designated disposal site or location. "We invite the public to play a role together in creating a clean and healthy environment," he said. In addition, the Mayor also encourages the public to continue to increase awareness of the environment and be responsible for waste management. This is in line with the increasing negative impact due to the lack of concern and awareness in waste management, which also results in environmental pollution.

" “ Cooperation with all components of society is the key to overcome environmental problems around us. The community is to be more proactive in protecting the environment and participating in better waste management," he said.