A Zabaleen woman sits amongst piles of recycled cardboard and sacks of refuse

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She will sit amongst the waste collected by the men from Cairo all day every day sorting items for recycling The Zabaleen are said to be the world's greatest waste recyclers

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Size: 5312px × 3543px
Location: Moqqatam, Cairo, Egypt
Photo credit: © Richard Splash / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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