A worker remove garbage from a river in Jakarta on July 4, 2009. About two million tons of hazardous waste and substances are left untreated across the archipelago each year, damaging the environment and impacting on communities, the government said in June 2009. Jakarta produces 8,000 tonnes of waste each day, most of which is not sorted for recycling with up to 15 percent ending up untreated in one of Jakarta�s 13 rivers, accumulating in the city, and fueling hygiene and health problems. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

A worker remove garbage from a river in Jakarta on July 4, 2009. About two million tons of hazardous waste and substances are left untreated across the archipelago each year, damaging the environment and impacting on communities, the government said in June 2009. Jakarta produces 8,000 tonnes of waste each day, most of which is not sorted for recycling with up to 15 percent ending up untreated in one of Jakarta�s 13 rivers, accumulating in the city, and fueling hygiene and health problems.

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