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"Waste Collectors."
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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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#13098701
15 December 2025
A boatman collects plastic bottles and garbage from the waters of Tchunte Kul, a tributary of Dal Lake, on a cold and foggy winter morning in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on December 15, 2025. Kashmir is in the grip of an intense cold wave, with dense fog persisting across several parts of the Valley. According to data from Air Quality India, several areas in Jammu and Kashmir record an Air Quality Index (AQI) above 288, placing them in the 'Very Poor' category on international air-quality standards. The rising pollution levels spark growing concern about their potential impact on tourism in the region.
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#13049328
2 December 2025
A sanitation worker guides a refuse collection truck operating in a narrow historic street in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, on November 22, 2025. The scene highlights the challenges of waste management and essential services operating within the Tuscan historic center, indicated by the ''ZTL CLOSED'' sign and pedestrian traffic.
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#12983705
13 November 2025
A Palestinian boy collects plastic near an unexploded missile at a rubbish dump in the Firas market area of Gaza City, on November 13, 2025.
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#12983706
13 November 2025
A Palestinian boy collects plastic near an unexploded missile at a rubbish dump in the Firas market area of Gaza City, on November 13, 2025.
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#12983707
13 November 2025
A Palestinian boy collects plastic near an unexploded missile at a rubbish dump in the Firas market area of Gaza City, on November 13, 2025.
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#12983709
13 November 2025
A Palestinian boy collects plastic near an unexploded missile at a rubbish dump in the Firas market area of Gaza City, on November 13, 2025.
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#12915379
27 October 2025
An employee of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation collects plastic waste along a road in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on October 27, 2025.
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#12901671
24 October 2025
A garbage truck collects unsorted urban waste. The editorial image shows a garbage truck during the automated emptying of a bin containing unsorted municipal solid waste. The photo highlights the waste collection process in urban areas and the importance of efficient waste management systems to maintain city cleanliness and environmental sustainability in Bari, Italy, on October 8, 2025.
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#12799048
27 September 2025
A woman collects empty deposit bottles outside a beer tent during Oktoberfest in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on September 26, 2025.
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#12753836
14 September 2025
A man collects returnable bottles from a trash can while other passengers with luggage wait at Cologne Messe Deutz Station in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on September 5, 2025.
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#12644057
14 August 2025
A man collects plastic bottles and garbage from the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on August 14, 2025.
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#12636320
12 August 2025
A man with plastic bags collects deposit bottles from a public trash in Munich, Germany, on August 11, 2025.
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#12625445
8 August 2025
A woman with a shopping trolley collects deposit bottles from a public trash can next to an elevator entrance near a Primark store in Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on July 31, 2025.
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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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#12591209
27 July 2025
A woman collects vegetables from a garbage yard outside a wholesale vegetable market in Kolkata, India, on July 27, 2025.
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