"waste sorting"

#12599437

30 July 2025

In Tangerang Selatan, Banten, Indonesia, on July 30, 2025, at the Recycle Business Unit (RBU), a grassroots initiative under Koperasi Pemulung Berdaya, workers sort, press, and shred discarded plastic beverage bottles into recyclable flakes. This micro-industry generates millions of rupiah in monthly revenue and provides crucial employment for local residents. More than just an economic engine, RBU plays a pivotal role in reducing plastic waste, turning pollution into potential, and advancing environmental sustainability across urban Indonesia.

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#12599438

30 July 2025

In Tangerang Selatan, Banten, Indonesia, on July 30, 2025, at the Recycle Business Unit (RBU), a grassroots initiative under Koperasi Pemulung Berdaya, workers sort, press, and shred discarded plastic beverage bottles into recyclable flakes. This micro-industry generates millions of rupiah in monthly revenue and provides crucial employment for local residents. More than just an economic engine, RBU plays a pivotal role in reducing plastic waste, turning pollution into potential, and advancing environmental sustainability across urban Indonesia.

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#12599439

30 July 2025

In Tangerang Selatan, Banten, Indonesia, on July 30, 2025, at the Recycle Business Unit (RBU), a grassroots initiative under Koperasi Pemulung Berdaya, workers sort, press, and shred discarded plastic beverage bottles into recyclable flakes. This micro-industry generates millions of rupiah in monthly revenue and provides crucial employment for local residents. More than just an economic engine, RBU plays a pivotal role in reducing plastic waste, turning pollution into potential, and advancing environmental sustainability across urban Indonesia.

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#12599440

30 July 2025

In Tangerang Selatan, Banten, Indonesia, on July 30, 2025, at the Recycle Business Unit (RBU), a grassroots initiative under Koperasi Pemulung Berdaya, workers sort, press, and shred discarded plastic beverage bottles into recyclable flakes. This micro-industry generates millions of rupiah in monthly revenue and provides crucial employment for local residents. More than just an economic engine, RBU plays a pivotal role in reducing plastic waste, turning pollution into potential, and advancing environmental sustainability across urban Indonesia.

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#12599441

30 July 2025

In Tangerang Selatan, Banten, Indonesia, on July 30, 2025, at the Recycle Business Unit (RBU), a grassroots initiative under Koperasi Pemulung Berdaya, workers sort, press, and shred discarded plastic beverage bottles into recyclable flakes. This micro-industry generates millions of rupiah in monthly revenue and provides crucial employment for local residents. More than just an economic engine, RBU plays a pivotal role in reducing plastic waste, turning pollution into potential, and advancing environmental sustainability across urban Indonesia.

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#12599442

30 July 2025

In Tangerang Selatan, Banten, Indonesia, on July 30, 2025, at the Recycle Business Unit (RBU), a grassroots initiative under Koperasi Pemulung Berdaya, workers sort, press, and shred discarded plastic beverage bottles into recyclable flakes. This micro-industry generates millions of rupiah in monthly revenue and provides crucial employment for local residents. More than just an economic engine, RBU plays a pivotal role in reducing plastic waste, turning pollution into potential, and advancing environmental sustainability across urban Indonesia.

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#12599443

30 July 2025

In Tangerang Selatan, Indonesia, on July 30, 2025, a worker operates a hydraulic press at Koperasi Pemulung Berdaya, surrounded by heaps of plastic bottles ready to be compacted. The cooperative processes thousands of bottles daily, turning waste into bales of pressed plastic for resale. Amid chaotic piles of discarded materials, this small-scale recycling effort helps reduce plastic pollution while providing income and stability for local waste workers.

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#12590661

27 July 2025

A rag picker searches for recyclable materials at roadside household dumps in Siliguri, India, on July 27, 2025.

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#12537700

7 July 2025

A man with a bicycle collects refundable bottles near a recycle bin in the English Garden in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on July 6, 2025.

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#12521403

1 July 2025

A man swims through the heavily polluted waters of the Mithi River while towing a makeshift raft filled with recyclable plastic waste in Mumbai, India, on July 1, 2025. Informal waste pickers often risk their health navigating toxic water bodies to collect and sell discarded materials for survival.

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#12521405

1 July 2025

A man swims through the heavily polluted waters of the Mithi River while towing a makeshift raft filled with recyclable plastic waste in Mumbai, India, on July 1, 2025. Informal waste pickers often risk their health navigating toxic water bodies to collect and sell discarded materials for survival.

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#12484672

18 June 2025

Plastic bottles are sorted for further processing inside a waste processing plant in Firmat, Santa Fe, Argentina, on June 17, 2025.

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#12484673

18 June 2025

A worker sorts waste from a conveyor belt at a waste processing plant in Firmat, Santa Fe, Argentina, on June 17, 2025.

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#12484674

18 June 2025

A worker sorts waste from a conveyor belt at a waste processing plant in Firmat, Santa Fe, Argentina, on June 17, 2025.

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#12484660

18 June 2025

Compacted waste bundles for recycling lie outside a waste processing plant in Firmat, Santa Fe, Argentina, on June 17, 2025.

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#12484661

18 June 2025

Compacted waste bundles for recycling lie outside a waste processing plant in Firmat, Santa Fe, Argentina, on June 17, 2025.

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