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Owner of waste management business in Indonesia talks about industry

Owner of waste management business in Indonesia talks about industry
01/05
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Haji Ma'in, a waste management enterpreneur from Pulo Village-RawaBuntu-Serpong, poses for a portrait.
Owner of waste management business in Indonesia talks about industry
02/05
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Some of garbage still needs to be sorted out before packaging.
Owner of waste management business in Indonesia talks about industry
03/05
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A box to sort out the garbage before packing to be shipped to the factory.
Owner of waste management business in Indonesia talks about industry
04/05
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Some of the sorted garbage that is ready to send to the factory for recylcing. According to Haji Na'im the income from running the business is just enough to take care of his family.
Owner of waste management business in Indonesia talks about industry
05/05
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Haji Ma'in, a waste management enterpreneur from Pulo Village-RawaBuntu-Serpong, poses for a portrait. Haji Ma'in must run the business alone because his son is very ill and currently hospitalized.
  • Owner of waste management business in Indonesia talks about industry
  • Owner of waste management business in Indonesia talks about industry
  • Owner of waste management business in Indonesia talks about industry
  • Owner of waste management business in Indonesia talks about industry
  • Owner of waste management business in Indonesia talks about industry

Haji Ma'in, a 70-year-old man, has run a waste management business for almost a year at his home in Kampung Pulo-Rawabuntu-Serpong-Banten. According to him, the business can provide enough to live, but not always enough to take care of his family.

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