National Waste Awareness Day: A Moment to Start Sorting Waste from Home, Small Steps for Big Impact.
An aerial view of a landfill in Bekasi, Indonesia, shows heavy equipment and trucks working to manage towering mountains of waste. The commemoration of National Waste Awareness Day is rooted in the tragedy of the Leuwigajah Final Disposal Site (TPA) landslide in 2005, a dark event caused by the failure of waste management. The collapse of a massive waste pile stretching approximately 200 meters long and reaching up to 60 meters high triggered a methane gas explosion. The incident claimed 157...
