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Kafer El-Sheikh EGYPT - October 29: Mervat Mohamed, married into family of waste sorters and for the last two years has joined them, though she studied in the School of Trade in University. She would like the jobs to become formal government positions with normal employee benefits. Other gatherers say they can get about 70-80 EGP per day. Informal sector scavenger sorters look for plastics, metals, and paper at the temporary storage and old waste dump of Kafer El-Sheikh, EGYPT on October 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Informal zebaleen waste sorters search through waste for valuable plastic, paper, and metal at collection points in the street in MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. (David Degner / GIZ)

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Kafer El-Sheikh EGYPT - October 29: A middle-man gathers sorted paper and cardboard beside the temporary storage and old waste dump of Kafer El-Sheikh, EGYPT on October 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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ASSIUT EGYPT - October 21: Workers sort out large pieces of waste and stones in the first step at the Assiut sorting and compost center in ASSIUT, EGYPT on October 21. (David Degner / GIZ)

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CAIRO EGYPT - September 29: A young man sorts, compresses, and bales plastic bottles in the informal sector under Moqqatam in CAIRO, EGYPT on September 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Waste is collected and held at a transfer station on the edge of MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. Informal sector sorters search for valuable paper, plastic, and metal. The waste is moved around by a loader and dump trucks. (David Degner / GIZ)

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ASSIUT EGYPT - October 21: Workers sort out large pieces of waste and stones in the first step at the Assiut sorting and compost center in ASSIUT, EGYPT on October 21. (David Degner / GIZ)

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CAIRO EGYPT - September 29: A girl helps send bales of plastic bottles to the storage area upstairs in the informal sector under Moqqatam in CAIRO, EGYPT on September 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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CAIRO EGYPT - September 29: Workers wash shredded plastic in the informal sector under Moqqatam in CAIRO, EGYPT on September 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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TANTA EGYPT - November 05: Zebaline sort through the waste at a collection point TANTA, EGYPT on November 05. Mohamed, pictured, makes about 60 EGP a day sorting and selling plastic and paper, he got into the job because he couldn't find any better work. (David Degner / GIZ)

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CAIRO EGYPT - September 29: A truck carries waste collected in eastern Cairo into Moqqatam where it can be sorted, sold and recycled in CAIRO, EGYPT on September 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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CAIRO EGYPT - September 29: A worker carries sacks of plastic to a drying room after they have been chopped into small bits and washed in the Garbage City under Moqqatam in CAIRO, EGYPT on September 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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ASSIUT EGYPT - October 21: Ahmed Shaaban, 01066411423, works as a guard at the cliff landfill, waste dump in Beni Ghaleb in ASSIUT, EGYPT on October 21. He has been doing this for 3 years, and works with a whole group of boys from the nearby villages. (David Degner / GIZ)

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Kafer El-Sheikh EGYPT - October 29: A man gathers sorted material beside the temporary storage and old waste dump of Kafer El-Sheikh, EGYPT on October 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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KAFER EL SHEIKH EGYPT - October 30: Workers wait for the line to start up at the sorting and compost facilities in KAFER EL SHEIKH, EGYPT on October 30. (David Degner / GIZ)

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Kafer El-Sheikh EGYPT - October 29: A man gathers sorted material beside the temporary storage and old waste dump of Kafer El-Sheikh, EGYPT on October 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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CAIRO EGYPT - September 29: A worker carries sacks of plastic to a drying room after they have been chopped into small bits and washed in the Garbage City under Moqqatam in CAIRO, EGYPT on September 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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ASSIUT EGYPT - October 21: Workers sort out large pieces of waste and stones in the first step at the Assiut sorting and compost center in ASSIUT, EGYPT on October 21. (David Degner / GIZ)

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CAIRO EGYPT - September 29: A worker carries sacks of in the Garbage City under Moqqatam in CAIRO, EGYPT on September 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Informal zebaleen waste sorters search through waste for valuable plastic, paper, and metal at collection points in the street in MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. (David Degner / GIZ)

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KAFER EL SHEIKH EGYPT - October 30: Workers wait for the line to start up at the sorting and compost facilities in KAFER EL SHEIKH, EGYPT on October 30. (David Degner / GIZ)

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ASSIUT EGYPT - October 21: Ahmed Abdel Azim searches for valuable waste at the cliff landfill, waste dump in Beni Ghaleb in ASSIUT, EGYPT on October 21. He has been doing this for 3 years, and works with a whole group of boys from the nearby villages. (David Degner / GIZ)

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ASSIUT EGYPT - October 21: Ahmed Mahmoud Fargaly, has been working in waste for 6 years at the Beni Ghaleb sorting and compost center in ASSIUT, EGYPT on October 21. (David Degner / GIZ)

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CAIRO EGYPT - September 29: The entrance to the Garbage City with the citadel in the background, under Moqqatam in CAIRO, EGYPT on September 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Waste is collected and held at a transfer station on the edge of MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. Informal sector sorters search for valuable paper, plastic, and metal. The waste is moved around by a loader and dump trucks. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Waste is collected and held at a transfer station on the edge of MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. Informal sector sorters search for valuable paper, plastic, and metal. The waste is moved around by a loader and dump trucks. (David Degner / GIZ)

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KAFER EL SHEIKH EGYPT - October 30: A loader loads finished compost into a truck at the sorting and compost facilities in in KAFER EL SHEIKH, EGYPT on October 30. (David Degner / GIZ)

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CAIRO EGYPT - September 29: Plastic bottles are compressed and bundled in a small workshop in the informal sector under Moqqatam in CAIRO, EGYPT on September 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Waste is collected and held at a transfer station on the edge of MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. Informal sector sorters search for valuable paper, plastic, and metal. The waste is moved around by a loader and dump trucks. (David Degner / GIZ)

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TANTA EGYPT - November 05: Zebaline sort through the waste at a collection point TANTA, EGYPT on November 05. Mohamed, pictured, makes about 60 EGP a day sorting and selling plastic and paper, he got into the job because he couldn't find any better work. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Waste is collected and held at a transfer station on the edge of MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. Informal sector sorters search for valuable paper, plastic, and metal. The waste is moved around by a loader and dump trucks. (David Degner / GIZ)

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KAFER EL SHEIKH EGYPT - October 30: Workers wait for the line to start up at the sorting and compost facilities in KAFER EL SHEIKH, EGYPT on October 30. (David Degner / GIZ)

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CAIRO EGYPT - September 29: Children grab onto the back of a truck in Garbage City under Moqqatam in CAIRO, EGYPT on September 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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ASSIUT EGYPT - October 21: Ahmed Abdel Azim searches for valuable waste at the cliff landfill, waste dump in Beni Ghaleb in ASSIUT, EGYPT on October 21. He has been doing this for 3 years, and works with a whole group of boys from the nearby villages. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Informal zebaleen waste sorters search through waste for valuable plastic, paper, and metal at collection points in the street in MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. (David Degner / GIZ)

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Kafer El-Sheikh EGYPT - October 29: Mervat Mohamed with her daughter Habiba, married into family of waste sorters and for the last two years has joined them, though she studied in the School of Trade in University. She would like the jobs to become formal government positions with normal employee benefits. Other gatherers say they can get about 70-80 EGP per day. Informal sector scavenger sorters look for plastics, metals, and paper at the temporary storage and old waste dump of Kafer El-Sheikh, EGYPT on October 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Waste is collected and held at a transfer station on the edge of MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. Informal sector sorters search for valuable paper, plastic, and metal. The waste is moved around by a loader and dump trucks. (David Degner / GIZ)

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TANTA EGYPT - November 05: Zebaline sort through the waste at a collection point TANTA, EGYPT on November 05. Mohamed, pictured, makes about 60 EGP a day sorting and selling plastic and paper, he got into the job because he couldn't find any better work. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Sorted waste is resold at a transfer station on the edge of MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. Informal sector sorters search for valuable paper, plastic, and metal. The waste is moved around by a loader and dump trucks. (David Degner / GIZ)

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ASSIUT EGYPT - October 21: Beni Ghaleb workers sort out large pieces of waste and stones in the first step at the Assiut sorting and compost center in ASSIUT, EGYPT on October 21. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Waste is collected and held at a transfer station on the edge of MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. Informal sector sorters search for valuable paper, plastic, and metal. The waste is moved around by a loader and dump trucks. (David Degner / GIZ)

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Kafer El-Sheikh EGYPT - October 29: A middle-man gathers sorted metal and aluminum beside the temporary storage and old waste dump of Kafer El-Sheikh, EGYPT on October 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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KAFER EL SHEIKH EGYPT - October 30: A loader loads finished compost into a truck at the sorting and compost facilities in in KAFER EL SHEIKH, EGYPT on October 30. (David Degner / GIZ)

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KAFER EL SHEIKH EGYPT - October 30: Workers wait for the line to start up at the sorting and compost facilities in KAFER EL SHEIKH, EGYPT on October 30. (David Degner / GIZ)

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MAHALA EGYPT - November 06: Informal zebaleen waste sorters search through waste for valuable plastic, paper, and metal at collection points in the street in MAHALA, EGYPT on November 06. (David Degner / GIZ)

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ASSIUT EGYPT - October 21: A cliff of garbage is the landfill, waste dump in Beni Ghaleb in ASSIUT, EGYPT on October 21. (David Degner / GIZ)

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TANTA EGYPT - November 05: Photos of waste and waste management in TANTA, EGYPT on November 05. (David Degner / The Wire)

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TANTA EGYPT - November 05: Zebaline sort through the waste at a collection point TANTA, EGYPT on November 05. Mohamed, pictured, makes about 60 EGP a day sorting and selling plastic and paper, he got into the job because he couldn't find any better work. (David Degner / GIZ)

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CAIRO EGYPT - September 29: Workers wash shredded plastic in the informal sector under Moqqatam in CAIRO, EGYPT on September 29. (David Degner / GIZ)

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