View of used plastic bottles collected by scavengers at a landfill in Lhokseumawe, Aceh World Bank report shows that around 105 thousand metric tons of municipal waste are produced in Indonesia every day. This figure is expected to increase by 150 thousand tons by 2025. Poorly managed municipal waste will enter waterways and eventually become a problem for the Indonesian oceans. Analysis conducted by the World Bank in 2018 in 15 cities in central and western Indonesia shows that the composition of municipal waste varies, 44% organic waste, 21% diapers, and 16% plastic bags.

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