Jon Warren: Recycling Garbage for School Fees

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all photos © Jon Warren

Figure 1.   Boy jumping in front of fire. To reduce the stench in the Stung

                 Meanchey garbage dump near Phnom Penh, scavengers set the rubbish

                 on fire.

 

Figure 2.   Children ride on a front loader. The children of the Phou family

                 scavenge in the dump almost every day to earn money for school fees

                 and to supplement the family's meager budget. Their father, who

                 worked as a garbage truck worker, lost his job when malaria made him

                 miss three days of work. The boys are able to earn about $0.35 each

                 for several hours of work.

 

Figure 3.   Thavara searches for items to recycle. Her dream is to attend school.

                 She was admitted to an NGO school, but has since moved to the

                 countryside.