00:13Bali, an island sold to the world as a paradise.
00:17Turquoise waters, sacred temples, sunsets that feel almost unreal.
00:23But beneath the postcard, something is shifting. Because today, Bali isn't just battling over tourism, it's battling its own waste.
00:34A growing crisis, now spilling into streets, rivers and beaches. And it all started with one decision.
00:49At the centre of it all, Sugung landfill, Bali's largest dumping ground. For decades, this was the island's pressure valve.
00:59A place where everything went. Food waste, plastic, everything in between. But in April 2026, that changed.
01:08Authorities shut its door to organic waste. Part of a long-overdue push-to-end opened up.
01:15A necessary move, but one that came without any backup plan.
01:26The result was immediate. Trash didn't stop. Collection did. And within days, Bali began to choke on its own waste.
01:35Tourist spots like Huta, once defined by clean sands and surf, are now lined with piles of garbage. Rotting, spreading,
01:44growing.
01:52Bali's waste crisis didn't begin in 2026. For years, infrastructure lagged behind tourism growth.
02:01Waste-sorting facilities exist, like the TPST inside Savung. But they're overwhelmed. Recycling rates remain low.
02:09Organic waste, making up the majority, is rarely processed properly. And when systems fail, the environment pays the price.
02:25With nowhere to go, waste finds its own path. Into rivers, into the ocean, or up in flames.
02:32Burning trash releases toxic fumes, adding air pollution to an already growing crisis.
02:39And what flows downstream doesn't disappear. It comes back to the beaches, to the people.
02:53For locals, the crisis isn't abstract. It's personal, immediate, financial.
02:59In the ocean.
03:00It's very easy.
03:01Within a day, only 4 houses. If there's only 4 houses.
03:04On one week, there's only several houses.
03:05And the plants with weeds are quite quickly, so it's not good, so the smell isぐish.
03:13When it affects the smell, the smell is like the customer is not buying.
03:19So, the customers also can say to friends,
03:23Oh my god, it's a good smell because it's a good smell.
03:28So, for me, as a company, it's a pretty bad thing.
03:38It's a good smell.
03:44Because we also use the sauce, it's easy to clean.
03:48So, if it's a good smell, it's a good smell.
03:52the government needs to do something about this you know you have many rats
03:56here at night time the smell is not very good and for tourist people coming here
04:02it's not a good look no one wants to see it on the beach and you know we all
04:07always like to keep our beaches clean tourism built Bali's global identity but
04:13it's fragile perception matters and right now the image is cracking
04:18it's a memberi batas kepada seluruh pemerintah provinsi kabupaten kota untuk mengakhiri
04:30open dumping sampai di akhir tahun 2026 dan seyugianya selesai dilakukan pada
04:39Agustus 2026 tambahan terkecuali ini untuk membangun budaya kita menemukan budaya
04:45bangsa hampir 15 tahun sampah ini tidak kita keolah dengan baik sehingga di seluruh
04:50kabupaten kota telah terjadi kedaeratan maka langkah-langkah strategis secara
04:55bertahap perlu kita lakukan mulai dari pembinaan satu tahun kemudian mulai
04:59kemulai pengakhiran praktika pendamping kemudian mulai peningkatan kapasitas
05:04sampah kualitas sampah melalui pilah
05:07the policy is ambitious end open dumping transform waste culture build a sustainable
05:14future but transitions take time and right now Bali is stuck in between
05:27this isn't just a Bali problem it's a warning of what happens when growth outpaces infrastructure
05:34when policy outruns preparation because paradise isn't lost overnight it's buddy
05:42one bag at a time
05:43you
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