25 Pictures That Epitomize Indonesia’s Rubbish Problem

According to Antara News, Indonesia produces 5.4 million tonnes of plastic every year. Where does it all go? A lot of it goes into landfills, where it begins a 450-year decomposition process- others sit in rivers, lakes, beach fronts, sidewalks, heaps and dumps. It’s a blight on what is actually a beautiful country.

These 25 photos only further reiterate that change is needed.

1) No Grass to Graze

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2) Generation Y (?)

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 3) Kuta Beach, Island of the Gods

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4) Labuan Bajo, Flores

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5) A River Lies Beneath

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6) Where’s Wally?

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7) Bantar Gebang Landfill

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8) Bantar Gebang Landfill 2

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9) When’s His Playtime?

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10) Kenjeran Beach

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11) Surfin’ PVC

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12) Landfill Lunacy

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13) A Family Business

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14) The Dead Sea

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15) Stand Up Paddle, Ciliwung

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16) Too Gnarly

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17) Chariots of Rubbish

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18) Not Quite Waterbom (Cilincing)

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19) Streetart, Ancol

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20) The Venice of Asia

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21) Dinner with a View, Sulawesi

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22) Not A Hobby

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23) Hygiene, 101

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24) The Cholesterol of the Citarum River Artery

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25) Is This Really Indonesia?

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