THE inability to manage waste is shameful for any city. This is the tragedy that has befallen Bandung. Since April, the city that was once known as the Paris of Java has been unable to process its waste. Mountains of trash can be seen everywhere. It is not only the small streets that are lined with piles of waste. Major thoroughfares such as Jalan Dago are decorated with bags of trash. The stench is awful, maggots crawl around, and flies buzz eve