epa13333733 A pile of plastic and wooden waste covers a riverbank in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 27 October 2026. Plastic waste washed down from residential areas via local rivers accumulates along coastal banks before flowing into the sea. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK

epa13333732 A pile of plastic and wooden waste covers a riverbank in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 27 October 2026. Plastic waste washed down from residential areas via local rivers accumulates along coastal banks before flowing into the sea. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK

epa13333731 A man walks past a pile of plastic and wooden waste covering a riverbank in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 27 October 2026. Plastic waste washed down from residential areas via local rivers accumulates along coastal banks before flowing into the sea. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK

epa13333730 A man walks past a pile of plastic and wooden waste covering a riverbank in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 27 October 2026. Plastic waste washed down from residential areas via local rivers accumulates along coastal banks before flowing into the sea. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK

epa13333729 A man walks past a pile of plastic and wooden waste covering a riverbank in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 27 October 2026. Plastic waste washed down from residential areas via local rivers accumulates along coastal banks before flowing into the sea. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK

epa13333728 A pile of plastic and wooden waste covers a riverbank in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 27 October 2026. Plastic waste washed down from residential areas via local rivers accumulates along coastal banks before flowing into the sea. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK

epa13333725 A pile of plastic and wooden waste covers a riverbank in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 27 October 2026. Plastic waste washed down from residential areas via local rivers accumulates along coastal banks before flowing into the sea. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK

epa13333726 A man walks past a pile of plastic and wooden waste covering a riverbank in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 27 October 2026. Plastic waste washed down from residential areas via local rivers accumulates along coastal banks before flowing into the sea. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK

epa13333727 A man walks past a pile of plastic and wooden waste covering a riverbank in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 27 October 2026. Plastic waste washed down from residential areas via local rivers accumulates along coastal banks before flowing into the sea. EPA/HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK