Denpasar, April 16 -- The Bali Waste Self-Management Communication Forum (Forkom SSB) mobilized 400 garbage trucks to a Ministry of Environment office in Denpasar City, Bali, on Thursday to oppose restrictions on the Suwung Landfill.

Forkom SSB Chairman I Wayan Suarta explained that his group staged the peaceful demonstration in protest of a ministerial decree banning the landfill from receiving organic waste from Denpasar and Badung since April 1, ahead of a planned full shutdown on August 1.

He stressed that the policy had led to a buildup of organic waste at waste processing sites prepared by the Denpasar and Badung governments over the past 16 days since the restrictions took effect.

Seeking relaxation of the policy, Suarta emphasi...