Waste management by making mountains is a traditional method. Garbage will cause air, soil and water pollution. In addition to taking up space, unmanaged non-recyclable waste will pollute the soil. This is one of the traditional waste management in Indonesia. Mounted garbage is collected at a location. Then the scavengers look for items that can be recycled. After that, the remaining waste that can not be recycled is piled up with heavy equipment.

This is the look of the waste mountain in the waste disposal area. The pile is waste. There are heavy tools that remove waste from the trucks to the mountain. Every day thousands of tons of garbage enter this location. The pungent smell is very annoying. Polluted garbage disposal environment. Ground water is not clean. The air stinks.

Scavengers can take advantage of this waste. They work every day collecting recyclable waste. They also sell it on the spot. Many recycling managers get supplies of recyclables from this location. It turns out that there is a high economic value behind the smelly pile of garbage.