"Waste collection"

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14 February 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 February 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 February 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 February 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 February 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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4 February 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 February 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 February 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 February 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 January 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 January 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 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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#13226591

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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#13221412

20 January 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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20 January 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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20 January 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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