The pile of trash overwhelmed the median divider on Ahmed Zaki Street and spilled into oncoming traffic - egg shells, rotten eggplants, soiled diapers, bottles, broken furniture, junked TV sets. Flies swarmed and the summer sun baked up a powerful st... [Full Article]
Election fever has even come to Cairo's Garbage City, the sprawling neighborhood built on - and living from - the waste of the Egyptian capital. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A Palestinian garbage collector gathers recyclable plastic at a dump site in the West Bank village of Kfar Rai, near Jenin February 28, 2012. A group of Palestinian garbage collectors earn 35 NIS (New Israeli Shekel) per day for collectin... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Garbage collectors collect recyclable materials at a demolition site next to residential complex areas in Beijing, February 16, 2012. China's campaign to cool surging property prices fueled explosive growth of local private equity rea... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Palestinian stone-throwers take cover behind a garbage bin during clashes with Israeli troops outside Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah February 15, 2012. The clashes broke out after a protest marking the 60th day of Palesti... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A man searches for recyclable items in a garbage container on a street in Malaga, southern Spain February 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY POVERTY)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Children stand on garbage as they scavenge at a public dump in Malabo January 28, 2012. REUTERS/Luc Gnago (EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A garbage collector prepares a meal at the "La Chimba", a 30.78 hectares garbage dump site in Antofagasta city, some 1317 km (818 miles) north of Santiago January 19, 2012. Some 150 people in extreme poverty live and work in the... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - A garbage collector walks along a street near the "La Chimba", a 30.78 hectares garbage dump site in Antofagasta city, some 1317 km (818 miles) north of Santiago January 19, 2012. Some 150 people in extreme poverty live and work... [Full Article]
(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... [Full Article]