Choirul Fuadi, Central Kalimantan, CIDISS – Litter is one of the problems dealing the city, also the town of Pangkalan Bun, capital of Kotawaringin Barat regency, Central Kalimantan. However, the face of this waste matter, Kotawaringin Barat regency referred to as the best waste management in Kalimantan. It is revealed after the assessment of the cleanliness of the city for the grace of Adipura.
The title was obtained after the kotawaringin Barat apply sanitary landfill technology in the management of litter.
The Chief of the Environmental Agency (BLH) Kobar, Fahrizal Fitri said Sanitary Landfills, is one method of destruction by removing garbage and garbage is piled up to a concave location. Then, compacting the trash and then covering it with soil. This method can eliminate air pollution; moreover also can take utilize the results of the formation of methane gas into a source of energy.
“Waste management Technologies that we apply is Sanitary Landfills, this is in accordance with Act No. 18 in 2008 about waste management,” said Fahrizal, as quote in borneo News, Wednesday (4/11/2015).
