"On one hand, plastic pollution is dropping, on the other hand, human beings digging through hazardous waste just to buy a loaf of bread"
By Elizabeth Adegbesan
What used to be a job for scavengers has now become a crowded race for survival. As the cost of living climbs, thousands of ordinary citizens are turning to garbage picking to feed their families.
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