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#13037023
29 November 2025
Workers wash used plastic bags in the polluted waters of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, before drying and processing them for resale. Despite the river's severe contamination, informal recycling workers use the water as part of their daily routine, highlighting the environmental degradation and hazardous conditions surrounding Dhaka's plastic-recycling trade.
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#13037029
29 November 2025
A worker spreads freshly washed plastic bags across an open riverside area to dry under the sun after cleaning them in the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The recycled plastic is later melted and remanufactured, despite the environmental and health risks involved in this informal processing system.
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#12882109
19 October 2025
Street children collect plastic bottles from the trash dump in Kolkata, India, on October 19, 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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#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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#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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#12397755
22 May 2025
A worker burns iron filters used in a plastic factory for reuse beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 22, 2025. The process is part of informal recycling practices common in the area, often carried out without proper safety or environmental measures.
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#12397772
22 May 2025
Workers burn iron filters used in a plastic factory for reuse beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 22, 2025. The process is part of informal recycling practices common in the area, often carried out without proper safety or environmental measures.
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#12397778
22 May 2025
Workers burn iron filters used in a plastic factory for reuse beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 22, 2025. The process is part of informal recycling practices common in the area, often carried out without proper safety or environmental measures.
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#12397784
22 May 2025
Workers burn iron filters used in a plastic factory for reuse beside the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 22, 2025. The process is part of informal recycling practices common in the area, often carried out without proper safety or environmental measures.
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#12397785
22 May 2025
Children walk past workers who burn iron filters, used in a plastic factory for reuse, beside the River Buriganga in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on May 22, 2025. The process is part of informal recycling practices common in the area, often carried out without proper safety or environmental measures.
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#12292931
22 April 2025
Child ragpickers are seen at the roadside garbage area in Dagapur on the outskirts of Siliguri, India, on April 22, 2025, on the occasion of World Earth Day.
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#12292932
22 April 2025
Child ragpickers are seen at the roadside garbage area in Dagapur on the outskirts of Siliguri, India, on April 22, 2025, on the occasion of World Earth Day.
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#12292939
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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#12292940
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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