Depok DLHK Closes Illegal Waste TPA In Limo

Head of DLHK Depok City Abdul Rahman (ANTARA/Feru Langantara)

The Department of Environment and Hygiene (DLHK) of Depok City, West Java, has officially closed the illegal waste disposal site (TPA) in Limo District. "We have closed the illegal TPA in Limo. We have allowed five trucks to dispose of waste directly to the official TPA (TPA Cipayung). As for garbage from outside Depok, we will send them back," said Head of DLHK Depok City Abdul Rahman in Depok, Antara, Wednesday, September 11. DLHK will continue to carry out strict supervision of garbage trucks originating from outside the Depok area to prevent them from throwing garbage in the city. To reduce the burden of waste entering the Cipayung TPA, Abdul Rahman invites the public to actively participate in sorting and managing waste from the source, especially at the household level. "We urge the public to reduce waste directly from the source, starting from home. People can help by creating organic biopories," he said. "We have made standards for making organic biopores. Hopefully, each house has organic biopores to reduce waste, especially food residue," he said.

With this step, DLHK Depok hopes that the volume of waste that enters the Cipayung TPA can be reduced significantly, while increasing public awareness of the importance of good and correct waste management.