The rubbish just keeps piling up. Ineffective waste management is now an emergency

The processing of waste in Indonesia has been problematic for years and years. There is a lot of finger pointing but how can the problem be solved?

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Investment, urbanisation and development have their benefits, but also have environmental, health and social impacts.  But who should take responsibility for the problem? Are legal sanctions for waste management strong enough?

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Bins with nice colours but the rubbish is choking them. Are the bins not big enough, or people just don't care where they dispose their rubbish? Source: Image by gthozy /Creative Commons