Editorial photo #1173193 Environmental Issue

Garbage and smoke in landfill End North Sumatra

A tractor moves waste at a landfill in End North Sumatra, Indonesia, 25 April 2016. Full search thrift collecting remnants which can be utilized. The continued meningkat garbage in number from day to day worry would be bad for the environment, especially the health of surrounding communities and the environment. Every Day, Trash Go to landfills Terrain A total of 1,500 Tons As for the kind of waste that goes into landfill every day, namely, 77.3 per cent of organic waste, paper 2.99 percent, 8.85 percent plastic, wooden 2.24 percent, 0.545 rubber, metals 0.09 percent, 0.335 percent bengkahan, B3 waste (such as fluid trench, the deposition of the trench, the market, etc.) 0.78 percent, 2.24 percent of diapers or sanitary napkins, and other debris as much as 2,855 percent. Every day, there are 200 garbage truck quotes around the city and commute. On average they went 2-3 times. "Per day 200 trucks enter. On average 2-3 times. Sometimes like five times," The landfill, which opened in January 1993 have known the extent of 14 hectares. "We use 10 hectares, 4 hectares to spare," Chart entry this waste was spotty. As of the last in February 2016, the amount of waste that goes into landfill reaches 49959.01 tons. While in January 2015 reached 43520.26 tons. (Photo by Lana Priatna/NurPhoto)