Zabaleen men sort through plastic bottles for recycling in a derelict building in the Cairo suburb of Moqqatam

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The Zabaleen which means the garbage collectors are acknowledged as one of the world s greatest communities of recyclers

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

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