As Indonesia implements methane emission reduction policies, waste pickers at Bantargebang, the country's largest landfill, fear their livelihoods are threatened by stricter open dumping regulations. Nur Wencih and others depend on informal waste work for survival.
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At Indonesia’s largest landfill, Bantargebang, waste picker Nur Wencih fears a sweeping government crackdown on open dumping could threaten the livelihood that has supported her family for two decades.
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Waste pickers at Indonesia's Bantargebang landfill fear for their livelihoods as the government tightens open dumping rules and reforms waste management.