Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A garbage collector prepares to search for recyclables at the "La Chimba", a 30.78 hectares garbage dump site in Antofagasta city, about 1317 km (818 miles) north of Santiago, January 19, 2012. Some 150 people in extreme poverty live and work in the dump to search metals, plastics, cardboard and papers to sell, collecting near 160 kg of recyclables per person in a day. La Chimba, one of the largest dumps in Chile which receives around 130,000 tons of waste per year, will be shut down after more than 40 years and will be replaced with a recycling plant, according to local media. Picture taken January 19, 2012. REUTERS/Cristobal Saavedra (CHILE - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Residents look for recyclable materials after their shanties ...
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:20:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Residents look for recyclable materials after their shanties were caught in a fire in Zapote, Bacoor city, south of Manila December 31, 2011. No casualties were reported but at least a hundred families lost their houses during the incident on Friday night, local media reported. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY)
A resident looks for recyclable materials after his shanty was ...
Sat, 31 Dec 2011 08:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A resident looks for recyclable materials after his shanty was caught in a fire in Zapote, Bacoor city, south of Manila December 31, 2011. No casualties were reported but at least a hundred families lost their houses during the incident on Friday night, local media reported. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY)
People search for recyclable waste at a dumping site on the ...
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:40:02 +0100 (Reuters) - People search for recyclable waste at a dumping site on the bank of Bagmati River in Kathmandu December 21, 2011. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar (NEPAL - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
A girl walks past piles of recyclable materials at a city dump ...
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:10:02 +0100 (Reuters) - A girl walks past piles of recyclable materials at a city dump in Guatemala City November 28, 2011. According to local media, about 600 families who live in extreme poverty work in city dumps to find items of value for recycling. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (GUATEMALA - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY)
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