Indonesia Capital Faces 'Filthy' Trash Crisis

Indonesian capital grapples with ‘filthy’ trash crisis

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Jakarta’s streets choke under mounting trash as landfills near capacity

JAKARTA, Feb 17 — Garbage-choked streets, overloaded landfills, and the fear of trash avalanches haunt greater Jakarta, as the world’s most populous metropolis grapples with a waste crisis.Jakarta and its satellite cities, known collectively as Jabodetabek, are home to 42 million people and produce up to an estimated 14,000 tonnes of waste daily.That has placed increasing strain on the approximately eight landfill sites that serve the region, wh…

‘The smell is awful’: Indonesia’s capital is drowning in waste

With 42 million people churning out 14,000 tonnes of rubbish every day, Jakarta and its satellite cities are running out of room for trash.

Jakarta drowns in trash: 42 million gripped by filth crisis

JAKARTA: Garbage-choked streets, overloaded landfills and the fear of trash avalanches haunt greater Jakarta, as the world’s most populous metropolis grapples with a waste crisis.

Indonesia capital faces 'filthy' trash crisis

Garbage-choked streets, overloaded landfills and the fear of trash avalanches haunt greater Jakarta, as the world's most populous metropolis grapples with a waste crisis.