Waste pickers sift through trash at the state entity CEAMSE that deals with waste management for the city and province of Buenos Aires, in the neighborhood of Jose Leon Suarez, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina July 22, 2019. Picture taken July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian
JOSE LEON SUAREZ, Argentina (Reuters) - Lorena Pastoriza, 45, is one of hundreds of informal waste pickers sifting thousand tonnes of trash per day in the poor neighbourhood of José Leَn Suلrez in Argentina, making ends meet by organising the rubbish left behind by others.
She works at the giant "Reciparque" plant on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, where rubbish collectors bring containers of glass, cardboard, metal and other waste collected from the inner city, which is then dug through and sorted.
Win a prize this Mother's Day by subscribing to our annual plan now! T&C applies.
