The Wider Image: Cash for trash: Indonesia village banks on waste recycling
Heri Masud, (L), a scavenger and waste broker, prepares to unload rubbish from a truck at Bangun village in Mojokerto, East Java province, Indonesia, July 29, 2019. Overwhelmed by a spike in waste imports after China closed its doors to foreign garbage, Indonesia has tightened import rules and customs inspections, sending hundreds of tonnes of foreign waste back to their origin countries. "If they're going to forbid us from this, there must be a solution. The government hasn't provided us jobs," said Masud as he took a break from sifting through rubbish piled high around the village of 3,600 people. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan