00:00Yakarta, the capital of Indonesia, faces an unprecedented waste management crisis.
00:05Overflowing landfills threaten to cause avalanches of waste in surrounding areas.
00:11With a metropolitan population of 42 million people, the Yawoditabek region generates 14,000 tons of waste daily,
00:19a volume that overwhelms the capacity of the eight available final disposal sites.
00:24Authorities warn that almost all landfills are at capacity, while the lack of available land prevents the expansion or creation
00:32of new collection centers.
00:33Experts and environmentalists urge the government to implement modern treatment technologies and accelerate recycling programs to avoid a major health
00:43disaster.
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