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Jakarta Can Save $22m in Waste Expenses in New Rule
Scavengers collect recyclable plastic at Bantar Gebang garbage dump in Bekasi, West Java province, Indonesia, on March 29, 2013. (EPA Photo/Mast Irham) The Jakarta administration could save up to Rp...
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The Toughest Job in Jakarta
A scavenger collects plastic bottles at a garbage dump. (AFP Photo/Sonny Tumbelaka). Over the weekend, I watched a documentary video that a friend shared on Facebook. It’s a documentary episode from...
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Throw Your Waste Responsibly
Scavengers collecting recyclable plastics at Bantargebang garbage dump in Bekasi, West Java, on March 29, 2013. (EPA Photo/Mast Irham). The following advice has been passed down from one generation to...
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Jeremy Irons Plays It Straight To Show What We’re Trashing
A scene from the documentary ‘Trashed’ with Jeremy Irons, who was in Jakarta for the local premiere. (Photo courtesy of Blenheim Films) British actor Jeremy Irons brought a touch of Hollywood to...
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Basuki Calls on Private Sector to Help Take Out the Trash
The Jakarta administration is asking private companies to include garbage trucks in their CSR schemes. (AFP Photo) Jakarta. Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama said on Friday that he is asking...
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Jakarta’s Garbage Time Bomb
People search for recyclable material at Jakarta’s garbage dumb at Bantar Gebang, in Bekasi, West Java. The capital produces an estimated 4,500 tons of water daily. While 63 percent of the nation’s...
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Business Handles Jakarta’s Waste
Scavengers collecting recyclable plastics at Bantar Gebang garbage dump. (EPA Photo/Mast Irham) Jakarta. Early this month, Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama asked businesses to pitch in to...
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Jakarta Waste Disposal Outfits Urge DPRD to Rethink Terminated Contracts
Three men sit atop a truck overloaded with garbage on its route through Jakarta on Feb. 11, 2014. (JG Photo/Afriadi Hikmal) Jakarta. A group of private waste haulers and street sweepers said Monday...
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