Bali : Stinking bags of rubbish are accumulating on the streets of Denpasar, Bali’s hectic capital. It’s been going on for weeks, since re-elected governor Wayan Koster, exasperated at the island’s rubbish problem, decreed an end to old habits.

He quipped to the press last month: “I have waste, I’ll send it to your house – would you like that? Waste must be managed at your own place.”

Made, from central Denpasar, says this drainage creek has been used as dumping ground since the new Bali waste policy came into effect last month. Credit: Amilia Rosa

The new policy, heaped on residents with little forewarning on August 1, is not actually this harsh. What Koster means is that, from now on, people need to manage their own organic waste, such as food scraps.

Garbage collectors will no

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