Masks and gloves are found scattered among daily household garbage sent to
Sumur Batu in Bekasi on the outskirts of Jakarta
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA, July 18 (The Straits Times/ANN): Surgical masks, gloves, face shields and fluid bags have been found scattered among daily household rubbish at two dumpsites in Bekasi, on the outskirts of Jakarta, raising fears that waste pickers and residents nearby could be infected by the coronavirus.
Meanwhile, healthcare waste made up 16 per cent of the total garbage floating in Cilincing and Marunda river estuaries in Jakarta Bay in March and April this year.
Meanwhile, healthcare waste made up 16 per cent of the total garbage floating in Cilincing and Marunda river estuaries in Jakarta Bay in March and April this year.
And a key ingredient in disinfectants - chlorine - poses a rising pollution threat to the Brantas River estuary in Indonesia's second largest city Surabaya.
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