Bantar Gebang
Administrative village in Bekasi
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Bantar Gebang is administratively a kelurahan or village in Bekasi city, Indonesia, but it usually refers to the massive trash dump in the area. Between 6,000 and 20,000 people are estimated to live on the site.[1]
See also
- Payatas, similar urban dump in Greater Manila, Philippines.
External Sites
- Bantar Gebang: Trials and Tribulations of Indonesia's 'Trash Heroes' Jakarta Globe
References
- ^ Dean, Adam; Paddock, Richard C (2020-04-27). "Jakarta's Trash Mountain: 'When People Are Desperate for Jobs, They Come Here'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
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