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TikTok stars clean up: the influencers saving Indonesia’s polluted rivers and beaches
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 03 Aug 2023
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
They started as flood victims, now they are touted as local heroes for cleaning up the rivers and beaches of Indonesia’s third largest city Bandung in West Java, amassing over 9 million followers on TikTok and Instagram in the process and influencing others across the country to join the fight against pollution.
The Greater Bandung area where they live produces 2,000 tons of waste each day, 10 to 20% of which doesn’t make it to landfill and often ends up in rivers.
The issue mirrors that facing the wider country; in a sample of 280 Indonesian cities and districts, 33 million tons of waste was produced in 2022, 36% of which did not end up in landfill.
Pandawara’s latest call saw 600 people, including local government staff and officials, join the clean up of 17 tons of waste from the Bugel dam in Bandung regency, which is connected to West Java’s longest river, on 27 July.
I’ve been concerned about waste pollution, but this is my first time taking action,” she said after three hours of cleaning up, her sandals fully covered by mud.
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Who cleans a polluted river wearing sandals? 🤢