Jakarta, Nov 15 (Antara) - The Jakarta administration is set to impose a penalty for littering, which is in violation of Law No. 3/2013 on Waste Treatment.
"Those who litter will be fined. An individual fine could be Rp500,000, while a company could be fined Rp50 million," Jakarta Governor Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated on Wednesday.
The law will be enforced strictly and effectively starting 2014, but the public will be made aware of the plan first.
"Littering triggers floods and we must clean it all. But on the other hand, we will also urge every inhabitant not to litter," Jokowi pointed out.
The Head of Jakarta's Cleanliness Service Unu Nurdin said river patrols would be carried out next year to determine who had to be penalized for littering.
"The patrols will involve cleanliness services, city security guards, and soldiers," Unu Nurdin noted.
Campaigns related to anti-littering will be carried out continuously because building public awareness takes time, he added.
"We will not impose the penalty immediately, but it will be done gradually. We will carry out a public awareness campaign so that people stop littering," he said. (*/DWA)
Jakarta Set to Impose Penalty for Littering
Jumat, 15 November 2013 13:31 WIB
