TANGSEL CITY OFFERS US$29,000 FOR CREATIVE TRASH CONCEPT

By Andi Abdussalam

Jakarta, March 3 (Antara) - Garbage found anywhere in big cities is a headache as this could cause health problems or a catastrophe, such as floods that claim lives as has happened in Jakarta in recent years.          As a buffer town for the Indonesian capital city Jakarta, South Tangerang (Tangsel) Municipal City, Banten Province, is no exception. Tangsel City is growing rapidly and has a population of about 1.5 million.          The growing population is also coupled with increasing social problems, including waste, which continues to create a headache, with its volume reaching some 1,700 cubic meters every day.          The landfill (TPA), whose capacity is limited, in Tangsel City is no longer enough to accommodate refuse disposal.          The only TPA owned by Tangsel is the TPA Cipeucang in the Setu sub-dstrict. The 2.5 hectare TPA is expected to become full by the end of this year.          "Zone one of this landfill is expected to reach full capacity by the end of 2016. We still have zone two, but it is still in the land clearance process," the Technical Unit Chief of the Cipeucang TPA, Khrisna was quoted as saying by Kompas.com last August.