After the first level of segregation at home, the garbage collectors separate dry and wet waste. Then, waste pickers divide paper-based products into cardboard, newspapers, white and coloured; metals into aluminium, copper, and brass; and plastics into pet bottles, and dolls. They sell these products to recycle shops and earn money.
“Our livelihoods are dependent on selling this waste,” says Kuppai, a waste picker from Perungudi.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 09, 2024 من The New Indian Express.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة November 09, 2024 من The New Indian Express.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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