Indonesia’s waste-sorting push threatens livelihoods of garbage pickers
Jakarta's new garbage sorting system aims to divert 80% of waste from landfills, but could reduce income for informal waste-pickers.
Indonesia is introducing garbage sorting in Jakarta as part of efforts to cut methane emissions. The initiative could keep around 80% of waste out of landfills. However, the change risks affecting the livelihoods of waste-pickers who currently earn money from sorting through discarded materials.
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Indonesia cuts methane emissions β changing waste-pickers' lives
Introduction of garbage sorting in Jakarta could keep 80% of waste out of landfills, and money out of waste-pickers pockets.