Uganda (Photographers Without Borders)

Walukuba does have one garbage collection center where plastic bottles are separated for recycling. The job doesn't pay enough for the workers to send their children to school, so the children often fall into the same work and at very young ages.

Goats climb on a massive pile of garbage in Walukuba. The goats eat the organic material, leaving behind metals and recyclables for separation & sale. However, these goats are also used for food, and the chemicals absorbed here wind up ingested by humans.

Goats climb on a massive pile of garbage in Walukuba. The goats eat the organic material, leaving behind metals and recyclables for separation & sale. However, these goats are also used for food, and the chemicals absorbed here wind up ingested by humans.