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In-country migration, increased birth rates, and an infrastructure struggling to keep up leave many Indians with nowhere to dispose of garbage but the street. Waste pickers provide a valuable social, economic, and environmental service by collecting reusable or recyclable materials to sell.

INDIA | Monday, 7 January 2013 | Views [259] | View Larger Image

In-country migration, increased birth rates, and an infrastructure struggling to keep up leave many Indians with nowhere to dispose of garbage but the street. Waste pickers provide a valuable social, economic, and environmental service by collecting reusable or recyclable materials to sell.


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