Citarum River Landfill

The Citarum River is failing to support the millions of Indonesians who live along the river basin because of how polluted it is. The water is full of trash, detergents, human waste as well as hazardous chemicals that are affecting the health and lives of these people. In the Village of Sukaharja the people live under extremely impoverished conditions and do not have an effective waste management solution. Therefore, all of the trash and waste of the people who live along the river basin ends up in the water. This is making the already polluted river even more contaminated. If nothing is done to prevent the waste from entering the water, the Citarum River will continue being one of the worlds most polluted rivers and will not be able to support the millions of Indonesians who depend on the river for survival. • Citarum River is located in West Java, Indonesia • The Citarum River supplies 80% of the water for Jakarta's 14 million people • The Citarum River is the only water source for the Village of Sukaharja. • In the Village of Sukaharja, people are extremely poor and lack a filtration system, meaning water from the river is directly pumped to the village for use. • Consumption of the water is causing several health problems for the people of the village. • The locals do not have a waste management system so trash is dumped into the river Project/ Goals The Citarum River has been in desperate need of an effective solution to its pollution problem. By implementing a barge landfill system it is possible to create a developed trash disposal service. It starts with a barge that travels up and down the river, for locals to discard their trash. To promote efficiency, a garbage compactor will be integrated into the barge, and there will be two routes, each with a specific pick up day per week. The collected waste will be transported to a newly built landfill in the village of Sukaharja. The landfill is the meeting point of the two routes, and located 150 meters from the river and 100 meters from a main road. Background