Multa Fidrus, The Jakarta Post, Tangerang
Dozens of participants from the Jakarta Initiative in Fighting Climate Change national conference visited Lippo Karawaci's waste treatment plant in Tangerang on Friday.
"This visit is part of a three-day national conference aimed at making a comparative study on environmental management," said Herbudi, one of the conference participants.
He said Lippo Karawaci was the only housing complex in Greater Jakarta that properly processed household waste.
The system applied at its water treatment plant could be a model for waste management systems in regions outside the city, he said.
There are about 60 participants at the national conference, representing the environmental management bodies from every province in the country.
During Friday's visit, they learned how household waste can be properly processed.
"We use wastewater, which has been processed through the treatment plant, to water plants and trees in our parks and streets. The rest of the wastewater is disposed into several small lakes at Lippo Country Golf Course," said Gordon Benton, senior executive of Lippo Group.
He said the Lippo Karawaci waste treatment facility, built in the early '90s, could process between 130 and 150 cubic meters of wastewater per hour.
The conference is being held by the city administration at the Jakarta Convention Center from Friday to Sunday in collaboration with Royal Haskoning Indonesia, an engineering consultant company.
The conference, which also features exhibitions on environmental management facilities, will be attended by regional administration heads as well as environmental management representatives.
It is expected to produce a joint declaration on sound environmental management among regional administrations.
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