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A pig and a stray at the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
A group of boys bring trash (recycling) they've collected from a rural village to be redeemed in town, via their donkey cart, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Workers atop the 100 foot tall Dhapa dumping ground (landfill), Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Workers atop the 100 foot tall Dhapa dumping ground (landfill), Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Sisters living at the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
A pig and a stray at the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Workers atop the 100 foot tall Dhapa dumping ground (landfill), Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Workers atop the 100 foot tall Dhapa dumping ground (landfill), Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
Farm workers pick lettuce, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. In the back is the main landfill for Calcutta. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
A pig at the Dhapa dumping ground, the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people, Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is a large industrial zone that processes most of Kolkata's garbage and recycling.
A woman collecting scrap for recycling stands on top of the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
A woman collecting scrap for recycling stands on top of the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Men sort metal for recycling at a small shop in Chor Bazaar, also known as the Thieves Market, Mumbai, India.
Durga Puja idols sits in piles at Babughat in Kolkata, India. The idols are statues of Hindu gods and goddesses that are brought to the Hooghly RIver and immersed, and then immediately pulled out to prevent pollution.
A boy dribbles a soccer ball on a dusty, polluted road in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Piles of asphalt waiting to be melted down and recycled at a small facility near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Piles of recycling along a creek in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's main landfill, and a large number of small recycling operations.
A man loads cauliflower onto a cart near Bantala in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is an incinerator burning scrap leather. In the front are piles of scrap leather.
Women walk over pieces of plastic spread out to dry on tarps along a roadside, at a small recycling operation near the Town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Piles of assorted recycling along a creek in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's main landfill, and a large number of small recycling operations.
Men work at a facility burning scrap leather in the East Kolkata Wetlands near the rural town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Scrap leather waiting to be burned in furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands, near the rural town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Women walk over pieces of plastic spread out to dry on tarps along a roadside, at a small recycling operation near the Town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Piles of recycling along a creek in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's main landfill, and a large number of small recycling operations.
A man drives barrels past a fire in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Workers melt down and stir asphalt to be recycled, near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. There are more than a dozen furnaces putting out large volumes of toxic smoke all day, and workers wear no protection.
Foamy, dirty water in an unnamed creek near Bantala and Dhapa, Kolkata, India. The area is home to the main landfill for Kolkata, and a large number of small recycling operations, as well as leather incinerators. Pollution in the area is extreme.
A worker disassembles plastic toys to reclaim the plastic for recycling, at a small recycling operation in the East Kolkata Wetlands near the Town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
A man stirs a leather incinerator against a backdrop of electrical towers and the setting sun, near the town of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Trash fills a creek near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Foamy, dirty water in an unnamed creek near Bantala and Dhapa, Kolkata, India. The area is home to the main landfill for Kolkata, and a large number of small recycling operations, as well as leather incinerators. Pollution in the area is extreme.
Piles of asphalt waiting to be melted down and recycled at a small facility near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. There are more than a dozen furnaces putting out large volumes of toxic smoke all day, and workers wear no protection.
A boy dribbles a soccer ball on a dusty, polluted road in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. There are more than a dozen furnaces putting out large volumes of toxic smoke all day, and workers wear no protection.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Workers at a facility that burns scrap leather, near Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Women walk over pieces of plastic spread out to dry on tarps along a roadside, at a small recycling operation near the Town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
A girl smiles for a portrait near the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Hundreds of people work at farms and recycling facilities near the landfill.
Piles of asphalt waiting to be melted down and recycled at a small facility near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Girl at a recycling operation near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of the main landfill for Kolkata.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Trash fills a creek near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. There are more than a dozen furnaces putting out large volumes of toxic smoke all day, and workers wear no protection.
A man stirs a leather incinerator against a backdrop of electrical towers and the setting sun, near the town of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A worker at a small plastic recycling facility in Dhapa, Kolkata, India, right next to the Dhapa dumping ground, which is the main landfill for Kolkata.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Burning piles of scrap metal near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
A girl smiles for a portrait near the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Hundreds of people work at farms and recycling facilities near the landfill.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
A man stirs a leather incinerator against a backdrop of electrical towers and the setting sun, near the town of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A man recycles flip-flop sandals in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's main landfill, and a large number of recycling operations.
Girl at a recycling operation near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of the main landfill for Kolkata.
A boy dribbles a soccer ball on a dusty, polluted road in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Trash fills a creek near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Foamy, dirty water in an unnamed creek near Bantala and Dhapa, Kolkata, India. The area is home to the main landfill for Kolkata, and a large number of small recycling operations, as well as leather incinerators. Pollution in the area is extreme.
Children at a small plastic recycling facility in Dhapa, Kolkata, India, right next to the Dhapa dumping ground, which is the main landfill for Kolkata.
A makeshift recycling facility in an old decaying building in the Shyambazar area of Kolkata, India.
A makeshift recycling facility in an old decaying building in the Shyambazar area of Kolkata, India.
Men disassemble cassette tapes at a makeshift recycling facility in an old decaying building in the Shyambazar area of Kolkata, India.
Paper recycling along the Hooghly River near Barabazar, Kolkata, India. The facility handles textbooks, newspapers, school papers, and office papers. They separate out high quality newspaper pages and inserts, which are sold to the thousands of food vendors in Kolkata to wrap street food in.
Three elderly women (one of whom has cataracts) process recycling in the Fakir Bagan slum area of Howrah, India, sister city to Kolkata
The Dharavi slum in Mumbai is a major center for recycling some of the plastic waste generated by Mumbai's 20 million people. A reputed 80%% of the plastic that does get recycled (the vast majority of plastic waste in Mumbai is never recycled) is processed in Dharavi.
A man fills up bottles of water with unfiltered tap water to sell, in Dharavi, by most account the most crowded square mile on Earth, with about a million people. Water is rationed by the government of Mumbai and is subject to random restrictions and the performance of monsoon rains.
The Dharavi slum in Mumbai is a major center for recycling some of the plastic waste generated by Mumbai's 20 million people. A reputed 80%% of the plastic that does get recycled (the vast majority of plastic waste in Mumbai is never recycled) is processed in Dharavi.
Durga Puja idols sits in piles at Babughat in Kolkata, India. The idols are statues of Hindu gods and goddesses that are brought to the Hooghly RIver and immersed, and then immediately pulled out to prevent pollution.
Crates of soft drinks ("cold drinks") at a warehouse in Sovabazar, India. Plastic bottles are more expensive in India and not purchased as much as they are in the US. Glass bottles are reused.
Crates of soft drinks ("cold drinks") at a warehouse in Sovabazar, India. Plastic bottles are more expensive in India and not purchased as much as they are in the US. Glass bottles are reused.
Durga Puja idols sits in piles at Babughat in Kolkata, India. The idols are statues of Hindu gods and goddesses that are brought to the Hooghly RIver and immersed, and then immediately pulled out to prevent pollution.
The Dharavi slum in Mumbai is a major center for recycling some of the plastic waste generated by Mumbai's 20 million people. A reputed 80%% of the plastic that does get recycled (the vast majority of plastic waste in Mumbai is never recycled) is processed in Dharavi.
The Dharavi slum in Mumbai is a major center for recycling some of the plastic waste generated by Mumbai's 20 million people. A reputed 80%% of the plastic that does get recycled (the vast majority of plastic waste in Mumbai is never recycled) is processed in Dharavi.
The Dharavi slum in Mumbai is a major center for recycling some of the plastic waste generated by Mumbai's 20 million people. A reputed 80%% of the plastic that does get recycled (the vast majority of plastic waste in Mumbai is never recycled) is processed in Dharavi.
The Dharavi slum in Mumbai is a major center for recycling some of the plastic waste generated by Mumbai's 20 million people. A reputed 80%% of the plastic that does get recycled (the vast majority of plastic waste in Mumbai is never recycled) is processed in Dharavi.
The much lauded recycling program in the Dharavi slum in Mumbai, India is not all positives. Here children work in a dark, dirty, poorly ventilated room dismantling old shoes and sandals, while their taskmaster sits in a chair all day wearing a face mask to guard against the rubber particles and the constant exhaust fumes from the busy road outside the shop. Here he is receiving a blessing. The bulk of the recycling in Dharavi is plastic, and children work in many of those shops as well.
