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Communities on troubled Java river mold future from plastic waste

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Bogor is among more than 50 global cities participating in the Plastic Smart Cities program. The program aims to cut the use of plastic, increase its reuse, and eliminate its presence in nature. Bogor produces enough plastic waste to fill more than an Olympic-size swimming pool every day.

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Communities on troubled Java river mold future from plastic waste

BOGOR, Indonesia — At the age of 60, Siti Salamah started making changes at her family home in the city of Bogor, just south of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital. “We always put the kitchen waste there,” Siti told Mongabay Indonesia at her home. “I collect the plastic waste separately.” Siti installed a unit for composting perishable waste around four months ago. Previously she would put all the household waste together for the trash collectors to pi…

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