Rubbish! We deal with it every day - some more than others. Forfar too many poor people around the world what many others would regard as no more than discardable rubbish is a life-line to eking out some sort of meagre existence.
Yesterday was World Environment Day. The Guardian reports:
"World Environment Day was established by the UN in 1972 to give a human face to environmental issues. But as these images show, developing countries suffer the worst effects of waste and pollution. Here, a trash-covered creek in Manila, Philippines, where slums often adjoin rubbish dumps. The country's poorest sift through the garbage to find discarded objects they can sell on or re-use, or even scraps of food to eat."
Go here to view a gallery of photos of rubbish and how people cope "live" with it around the globe. Sobering viewing!
Yesterday was World Environment Day. The Guardian reports:
"World Environment Day was established by the UN in 1972 to give a human face to environmental issues. But as these images show, developing countries suffer the worst effects of waste and pollution. Here, a trash-covered creek in Manila, Philippines, where slums often adjoin rubbish dumps. The country's poorest sift through the garbage to find discarded objects they can sell on or re-use, or even scraps of food to eat."
Go here to view a gallery of photos of rubbish and how people cope "live" with it around the globe. Sobering viewing!
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