Inside the world of 'plastic farmers' who spend all day hunting for scraps of plastic
INDONESIA'S crackdown on imported foreign waste has upset the village of Bangun, where residents say they earn more money sorting through piles of garbage than growing rice in once-lush paddy fields.
The front and backyards of homes in Bangun overflow with waste on land that once had been used to grow rice. "I have nine goats now," said Salam, who works as a waste broker between villagers and a nearby paper factory and says his job is easier than farming.
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