Every few months, Australians are reminded of the recycling crisis gripping the country.

Australia's spotless landscapes are giving way to urban mountains of shattered glass, toxic fires and recycled plastic in landfill.

This week World News Editor Chris Zappone is joined by Sydney Morning Herald and The Age's South East Asian correspondent James Massola from Jakarta, Melbourne editor Jewel Topsfield and Re-Group's Chief Development Officer and Waste Management Resource and Recovery Association Australia's Garth Lamb to ask where to from here.