Bantar Gebang

Administrative village in Bekasi

Bantar Gebang is administratively a kelurahan or village in Bekasi city, Indonesia, but it usually refers to the massive trash dump in the area. Between 6,000 and 20,000 people are estimated to live on the site.[1]

See also

  • Payatas, similar urban dump in Greater Manila, Philippines.
  • Ghazipur landfill, urban dump high rise predicted to become as tall as Taj Mahal by 2020.

External Sites

  • Bantar Gebang: Trials and Tribulations of Indonesia's 'Trash Heroes' Jakarta Globe

References

  1. ^ Dean, Adam; Paddock, Richard C (2020-04-27). "Jakarta's Trash Mountain: 'When People Are Desperate for Jobs, They Come Here'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-02-10.

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