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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.