"Waste Collection"

#13361781

23 Feb 2026

Workers sort and bundle thousands of discarded plastic bottles and household containers at a recycling yard in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on November 26, 2025. Collected from city streets and commercial areas, the waste is separated by type and color before being sold to recycling plants, highlighting the scale of urban plastic consumption and the role of informal labor in waste management.

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#13361785

23 Feb 2026

Workers sort and bundle thousands of discarded plastic bottles and household containers at a recycling yard in Chattogram, Bangladesh, on November 26, 2025. Collected from city streets and commercial areas, the waste is separated by type and color before being sold to recycling plants, highlighting the scale of urban plastic consumption and the role of informal labor in waste management.

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#13318839

14 Feb 2026

A rag picker child inhales dendrite while he collects plastics and other garbage thrown at a roadside area in Siliguri, India, on February 14, 2026.

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#13277553

5 Feb 2026

A municipal waste management truck operated by the Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb Munchen (AWM) features an advertisement for glass recycling in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on February 5, 2026. The vehicle's side panel displays a campaign message encouraging residents to separate glass packaging into correct containers to support the city's circular economy and zero-waste goals.

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#13277554

5 Feb 2026

A municipal waste management truck operated by the Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb Munchen (AWM) features an advertisement for glass recycling in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on February 5, 2026. The vehicle's side panel displays a campaign message encouraging residents to separate glass packaging into correct containers to support the city's circular economy and zero-waste goals.

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#13277555

5 Feb 2026

A municipal waste management truck operated by the Abfallwirtschaftsbetrieb Munchen (AWM) features an advertisement for glass recycling in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on February 5, 2026. The vehicle's side panel displays a campaign message encouraging residents to separate glass packaging into correct containers to support the city's circular economy and zero-waste goals.

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#13272942

4 Feb 2026

KRAKOW, POLAND – FEBRUARY 03: Residents carry discarded natural Christmas trees through a city street for disposal or recycling on February 3, 2026, in Krakow, Poland. The scene marks the traditional end of the holiday season as the city begins its annual collection of post-holiday greenery.

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#13272946

4 Feb 2026

KRAKOW, POLAND – FEBRUARY 03: Residents carry discarded natural Christmas trees through a city street for disposal or recycling on February 3, 2026, in Krakow, Poland. The scene marks the traditional end of the holiday season as the city begins its annual collection of post-holiday greenery.

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#13267373

2 Feb 2026

Polythene is collected from different parts of the city, then washed and dried in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 2, 2026. Later, it is processed into plastic granules and sold as raw materials to various factories.

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#13267375

2 Feb 2026

Polythene is collected from different parts of the city, then washed and dried in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 2, 2026. Later, it is processed into plastic granules and sold as raw materials to various factories.

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#13267377

2 Feb 2026

Polythene is collected from different parts of the city, then washed and dried in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on February 2, 2026. Later, it is processed into plastic granules and sold as raw materials to various factories.

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#13258965

31 Jan 2026

Used vehicle tires pile beside the road as a truck unloads its cargo in the Mohammadpur Beribadh area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Informal tire collection and recycling businesses are common across the city, supplying materials for reuse while contributing to ongoing waste management challenges.

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#13258966

31 Jan 2026

Used vehicle tires pile beside the road as a truck unloads its cargo in the Mohammadpur Beribadh area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Informal tire collection and recycling businesses are common across the city, supplying materials for reuse while contributing to ongoing waste management challenges.

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#13258642

31 Jan 2026

A rag picker boy searches and collects items from the garbage thrown at the roadside in Siliguri, India, on January 31, 2026. Urban India generates 62 million tons of trash annually. This includes 5.6 million tons of plastic waste, of which only 8% is recycled. On the front lines of India's daily battle with mounting waste, there is an estimated 1.5 million-strong army of rag pickers.

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#13226591

22 Jan 2026

A woman ragpicker searches for recyclable plastic near a dustbin in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 22, 2026.

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#13221412

20 Jan 2026

Workers collect polythene dried along the riverbank after being washed in the Buriganga River, intended for reuse, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on January 20, 2026.

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