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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shahana Yasmin

Garbage piles up in Bali after restrictions on resort island’s largest landfill disrupt collection

Bali is grappling with a waste crisis as landfill restrictions have disrupted garbage collection, leaving rubbish accumulating in the streets of the Indonesian tourist hotspot.

At the centre of the disruption is the Suwung landfill, the island’s main disposal site, which stopped accepting organic waste from 1 April as authorities moved to enforce long-standing policies to end open dumping and require waste processing at source.

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