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#13258642
31 January 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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22 January 2026
A woman ragpicker searches for recyclable plastic near a dustbin in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 22, 2026.
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17 January 2026
A ragpicker searches for recyclable plastic at a roadside temporary dumping site in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on January 17, 2026. Kashmir is in the grip of an intense cold wave.
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30 December 2025
A ragpicker searches for plastic waste at a roadside used as a temporary dumping site in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 30, 2025.
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19 October 2025
A female rag picker is seen with her collected recyclable plastic items placed near as idol makers sell idols of Goddess Kali placed at the roadside for the Kali Puja festival in Siliguri, India, on October 19, 2025. Kali Puja, as well as Diwali, is also celebrated in various parts of India.
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19 October 2025
A female rag picker is seen with her collected recyclable plastic items placed near as idol makers sell idols of Goddess Kali placed at the roadside for the Kali Puja festival in Siliguri, India, on October 19, 2025. Kali Puja, as well as Diwali, is also celebrated in various parts of India.
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#12616355
4 August 2025
A child rag picker searches and collects plastic bottles and other reusable items at a roadside garbage dump in Siliguri, India, on August 4, 2025.
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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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12 July 2025
A rag picker collects plastic items and bottles thrown by tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on July 12, 2025
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1 May 2025
A rag picker child collects plastic and other items near the roadside where temporary sellers sell coconuts with coconut water in Siliguri, India, on May 1, 2025. Coconut water is in high demand during summer.
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22 April 2025
Rag pickers and laborers are seen at the garbage and recyclable items collection area in Siliguri, India, on April 22, 2025, on the occasion of World Earth Day.
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22 April 2025
Rag pickers and laborers are seen at the garbage and recyclable items collection area in Siliguri, India, on April 22, 2025, on the occasion of World Earth Day.
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#12292941
22 April 2025
Rag pickers and laborers are seen at the garbage and recyclable items collection area in Dagapur on the outskirts of Siliguri, India, on April 22, 2025, on the occasion of World Earth Day.
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22 April 2025
Rag pickers and laborers are seen at the garbage and recyclable items collection area in Dagapur on the outskirts of Siliguri, India, on April 22, 2025, on the occasion of World Earth Day.
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#12292943
22 April 2025
Rag pickers and laborers are seen at the garbage and recyclable items collection area in Dagapur on the outskirts of Siliguri, India, on April 22, 2025, on the occasion of World Earth Day.
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#12292944
22 April 2025
Rag pickers and laborers are seen at the garbage and recyclable items collection area in Dagapur on the outskirts of Siliguri, India, on April 22, 2025, on the occasion of World Earth Day.
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