KAMPALA, UGANDA: A worker stands with a bag full of recycled material on their head. IMAGES showing exhausted Ugandan workers sifting through mountain
KAMPALA, UGANDA: A worker stands with a bag full of recycled material on their head. IMAGES showing exhausted Ugandan workers sifting through mountainous tons of dumped rubbish in search of recycling for just FIFTY-PENCE A DAY have been revealed. The incredible pictures featured men and women working tirelessly without protective equipment in search of recyclable plastic and glass as lorries dump further rubbish on top of the landfill site. One image captured the dangers the workers expose themselves too on a daily basis as syringes laid discarded amongst the waste, whilst another showed a dump bag of scavenged plastic ready to be taken to a recycling plant. The breath-taking pictures were taken by photographer Mauro De Bettio (45) from Longarone, Veneto, Italy, at Kiteezi Landfill in Kampala, Uganda. At the site, 28,000 tons of waste is dumped each month and around 800 workers are employed there for around 54-pence a day. Mediadrumimages/Mauro De Bettio
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