Indonesians cashing in on household rubbish

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Residents are being offered money in exchange for their rubbish in a number of regions across Indonesia.

With nearly 800 so-called 'Trash Banks' - where household waste gets handed in, weighed and valued - the government hopes to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill sites.

Sri Lestari reports.

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