tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22419242.post114795437395315236..comments2023-10-12T17:05:45.393+07:00Comments on Kopi Susu 2: More on rain, plus garbage!Trishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16218984943813920951noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22419242.post-1148193623414753262006-05-21T13:40:00.000+07:002006-05-21T13:40:00.000+07:00The trash issue is pretty depressing... Indonesia...The trash issue is pretty depressing... Indonesia is about where London was 200 years ago. People aren't emptying their chamber pots over their balconies, but as far as waste management goes, anyone hoping to improve the situation is basically starting from scratch.<BR/><BR/>Putting rubbish in the bin makes us foreigners feel better (99% of locals, including foreigners who have been here too long don't bother), Jakarta produces so much trash a day that there's nowhere for it to go. There are no compactors or anything like that, so burning it is the only way to reduce the bulk. <BR/><BR/>Screw the air pollution.<BR/><BR/>Reduce, Reuse and Recycle are still a ways off here.mr_johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359155236927871673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22419242.post-1148046467814916932006-05-19T20:47:00.000+07:002006-05-19T20:47:00.000+07:00Yeah, we really wanted to do a documentary on this...Yeah, we really wanted to do a documentary on this amazing dump outside Jakarta where A THOUSAND people live (or maybe it's two thousand) as trashpickers. A Dutch charity had set up a radio station by and for the children at the dump, to help with their homework and English studies and stuff. But we fear the station is defunct now.<BR/><BR/>Regardless, I do think the trash issue is fascinating, and I bet there are some good stories in it. Someone did a great series for NPR a while back on ragpickers in India. I'd love to do something like that.Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16218984943813920951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22419242.post-1148043320323596342006-05-19T19:55:00.000+07:002006-05-19T19:55:00.000+07:00Okay, so, I am a dork, but, I think this garbage i...Okay, so, I am a dork, but, I think this garbage issue is fascinating...have you thought about doing a documentary, series, something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com