Plastic Waste from Citarum River

Local people sift through plastic waste that they have fished from the Citarum river, and which they will resell. Near Cihampelas village, Cililin sub district, Bandung Barat district, Western Java province.

Unique identifier: GP02JW4

Type: Image

Shoot date: 28/10/2010

Locations: Indonesia, Java, Southeast Asia

Credit line: © Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Pollution of Citarum River in Java

A journey down the Citarum River in Java, Indonesia. To photograph the environmental crisis now facing the area. Agricultural chemicals, plastic waste, toxic chemicals and pollutants from factories all find their way into the Citraum on a daily basis.

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