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Grade 8 - ESP - Sustainability: ENG - Waste Management

Source 1 : Overview

The Toughest Place to be a Binman
Video -
A story which illustrates the issue

Source 2 :

5 countries dump more plastic into the oceans than the rest of the world combined
Online article

*does have an audio link to listen to the article

Source 3 :

Jakarta Builds Incinerators to Tackle Waste
Channel News Asia video

Source 4 :

Indonesian Garbage Pickers Risk Lives to Earn a Living
Online Article

Source 5 :

Bali Beaches Buried in Rubbish
Sydney Herald Online article

Source 6 : Political Cartoons

Source 7 : Spark to Take Action

Ted Talk - Video

Avani Campaign - I Am Not Plastic

Additional Resources

Drowning in Garbage
Washington Post feature article
Jakarta Faces Waste Crisis
The Strait Times online article
Jakarta’s Garbage Time Bomb
Jakarta Post Article
Green Entrepreneurs Tackle Growing Trash Mountains
Online Article

Additional Resources Video