13 Season
435 Episode
Asia Insight - Season 11 Episode 22 A Classroom on Trash Mountain: Indonesia
The Bantar Gebang waste site lies outside Indonesia's capital of Jakarta. Over 7,000 tons of trash is brought here each day, and its status as one of Asia's largest dumps is infamous. Weekend school BGBJ (The Seeds of Bantar Gebang) provides free classes to poor children who live in the neighborhood. Local Resa Boenard opened the school 18 years ago to provide hope for the children's futures. But when the government decides to expand the waste site, the school is ordered to leave. Follow Resa and her students over the course of a year.
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