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Toxic Waste Haunts Batam

Monday, September 11, 2000

Thousands of tons of toxic waste have been randomly dumped on Batam. Batam authorities refuse to accept responsibility.

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Each year, the industrial island of Batam, neighboring Singapore, produces thousands of tons of B3 waste (dangerous toxic waste). The effects on the environment are devastating, especially given that more than half the toxic waste is being randomly dumped without prior processing.

Dendi Purnomo, secretary of Batam’s Environment Management Authority Team last week revealed that: "Only 40 percent of companies declare and submit their dangero

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