Indonesia faces a mounting waste crisis, with many landfills already at or beyond capacity; at Bantargebang near Jakarta, rubbish spans 100 hectares and rises to 65 metres — roughly a 16-storey height.
The government plans to end open dumping, shift to controlled disposal and expand sorting so landfills take only residual waste, aiming to cut emissions and reduce hazards after a March collapse that killed seven people; but the changes alarm informal waste collectors, though officials promise safer, formal jobs.
Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Bekasi, Indonesia.
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