Dili, November 19, 2024 (Média Democracia) – The Bebonuk Regional Government asked the company responsible for garbage in Bebonuk to work based on time so that it can minimize waste. This was conveyed at the Bebonuk village post, Dili.
In an interview with the Head of Bebonuk Village, Alfredo da Costa said that regarding the garbage that is sometimes thrown by some people on the side of the road, his party as a village official always provides counseling to the Bebonuk community, consisting of five hamlets in Bebonuk Village, to throw garbage in its place, because the garbage is the result of the community’s own production so it must be thrown in its place.
“I told the hamlet head to provide information to the community regarding the time to throw away garbage, therefore the community must throw away garbage according to the schedule and time that has been set, namely from 19.00 to 05.00 in the morning, if it exceeds the time limit, sanctions will be imposed on the community who do not comply with the time and also seeing that Bebonuk consists of five hamlets, but the obstacle is the company that handles garbage in Bebonuk, sometimes I always ask the company that handles the garbage how many times do you transport garbage every day? Tell us, in a day, trucks must do it three times.” He said
He added, related to the garbage truck in Bebonuk, it was said that the truck transported garbage three times a day. However, is it true or not, because the local government is always looking for it and sometimes when contacted they claim to have transported garbage three times. So who will be blamed? However, in Bebonuk there is only one garbage truck, so it is difficult to transport all the garbage in Bebonuk.
“According to local authority of Bebonuk village, there is only one truck that collects garbage, we don’t know about the others because we have never been here, so the problem is not with the community because the community only knows to throw garbage in its place, but the problem is with the one who collects the garbage, the garbage dumped by the community must be full because the company responsible for collecting it is late so that the garbage is scattered on the sidewalk.” He added.
He informed that what was discussed was about the company responsible for the waste, as is always done by the local government, calling to ask what time they will come and collect the waste, then they answer they collect it to many places, in the end they collect it up to three times or not they do not know, this is a waste problem not from the local government or the community but the problem lies with the company responsible for it.
“The local government asked PAN Dili if the trucks assigned to the village must introduce themselves at the village post so that we can recognize them because so far I have seen only one truck carrying garbage, while the others do not. The Bebonuk local government continues to ask all residents to continue to dispose of garbage in its place and continue to clean up garbage on the side of the road or that has fallen, so that this city can be reduced from garbage, especially in our village of Bebonuk.” He continued.
He advised the public and also young people not to litter, especially asking people who sell on the side of the road to keep their place of business clean and not to cover the sidewalks that people usually pass by.
Reported by : Nelfiano
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