Living on Piles of Garbage
Living in a city where public services are far from adequate has forced people to adapt, which many may think is beyond reason. This includes living amid piles of garbage.
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Garbage litters the landscape of Kampung Bengek on Monday (2/9/2019) in Muara Baru, Penjaringan, North Jakarta. The residents of the kampung, which occupies land belonging to state port operator PT Pelindo II, live in semi-permanent stilt houses made of plywood and timber due to financial strife amid the high cost of living in the capital.
Living in a city where public services are far from adequate has forced people to adapt, which many may think is beyond reason. This includes living amid piles of garbage.
There is no mark in the gate to indicate that it is Bengek village, located in neighborhood RW 017 in Penjaringan subdistrict, North Jakarta. There are only muddy paths with black water. At one of the entrances, there is a place for collecting solid waste owned by Joko Purwanto.