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6 December 2025

A worker stands next to a municipal cleaning cart bearing the phrase ''Keep Venice Clean,'' with reflections of brightly lit storefronts visible on the wet stone pavement in the narrow alley. This scene takes place in Venice, Veneto, Italy, on November 16, 2025, and shows essential municipal service workers managing cleanliness in the car-free city.

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#13065762

6 December 2025

A worker stands next to a municipal cleaning cart bearing the phrase ''Keep Venice Clean,'' with reflections of brightly lit storefronts visible on the wet stone pavement in the narrow alley. This scene takes place in Venice, Veneto, Italy, on November 16, 2025, and shows essential municipal service workers managing cleanliness in the car-free city.

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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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#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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#12983915

13 November 2025

A worker cleans tin containers of recycled mustard oil from a roadside workshop in Kolkata, India, on November 13, 2025

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#12980356

12 November 2025

Vaccine waste and syringes are outside the Olympic Stadium of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) during a mass vaccination campaign in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 11, 2025. This campaign is part of a joint effort with the Ministry of Health, the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), the Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE), and Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), where vaccines against influenza, COVID-19, pneumococcus, and measles are administered as part of the national strategy to strengthen the prevention of winter respiratory and infectious diseases.

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#12977927

11 November 2025

A sanitation worker climbs a pile of garbage at a temporary waste disposal site on Dakota Street in Bandung City, Indonesia, on November 11, 2025. The waste buildup occurs after garbage trucks are unable to access the Sarimukti landfill. The situation causes trash heaps at several temporary waste disposal site locations to rise over three meters high, nearly spilling onto the road, posing health risks and hazards to motorists and nearby residents.

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#12977931

11 November 2025

A sanitation worker climbs a pile of garbage at a temporary waste disposal site on Dakota Street in Bandung City, Indonesia, on November 11, 2025. The waste buildup occurs after garbage trucks are unable to access the Sarimukti landfill. The situation causes trash heaps at several temporary waste disposal site locations to rise over three meters high, nearly spilling onto the road, posing health risks and hazards to motorists and nearby residents.

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#12926911

30 October 2025

The activities of workers at PT Nousindo Nusatara Agri's compost processing plant are visible during the final process of material filtration in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on October 30, 2025. This deployment of heavy equipment is crucial for achieving the high production volume required to efficiently convert local livestock waste into thousands of tons of ready-to-use organic fertilizer, ensuring the industry meets the substantial demand from local farming communities.

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#12926912

30 October 2025

The activities of workers at PT Nousindo Nusatara Agri's compost processing plant are visible during the final process of material filtration in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on October 30, 2025. This deployment of heavy equipment is crucial for achieving the high production volume required to efficiently convert local livestock waste into thousands of tons of ready-to-use organic fertilizer, ensuring the industry meets the substantial demand from local farming communities.

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#12926913

30 October 2025

The activities of workers at PT Nousindo Nusatara Agri's compost processing plant are visible during the final process of material filtration in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on October 30, 2025. This deployment of heavy equipment is crucial for achieving the high production volume required to efficiently convert local livestock waste into thousands of tons of ready-to-use organic fertilizer, ensuring the industry meets the substantial demand from local farming communities.

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#12926914

30 October 2025

The activities of workers at PT Nousindo Nusatara Agri's compost processing plant are visible during the final process of material filtration in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on October 30, 2025. This deployment of heavy equipment is crucial for achieving the high production volume required to efficiently convert local livestock waste into thousands of tons of ready-to-use organic fertilizer, ensuring the industry meets the substantial demand from local farming communities.

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#12926915

30 October 2025

The activities of workers at PT Nousindo Nusatara Agri's compost processing plant are visible during the final process of material filtration in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on October 30, 2025. This deployment of heavy equipment is crucial for achieving the high production volume required to efficiently convert local livestock waste into thousands of tons of ready-to-use organic fertilizer, ensuring the industry meets the substantial demand from local farming communities.

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#12926916

30 October 2025

The activities of workers at PT Nousindo Nusatara Agri's compost processing plant are visible during the final process of material filtration in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on October 30, 2025. This deployment of heavy equipment is crucial for achieving the high production volume required to efficiently convert local livestock waste into thousands of tons of ready-to-use organic fertilizer, ensuring the industry meets the substantial demand from local farming communities.

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#12926917

30 October 2025

The activities of workers at PT Nousindo Nusatara Agri's compost processing plant are visible during the final process of material filtration in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on October 30, 2025. This deployment of heavy equipment is crucial for achieving the high production volume required to efficiently convert local livestock waste into thousands of tons of ready-to-use organic fertilizer, ensuring the industry meets the substantial demand from local farming communities.

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