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  • David ( 58) photographed at the hostel of a friend he collects rubbish with. David was forced to make his living from the dumps following the Violence of the 2007/8 Kenyan elections . He lost his property when it was burned down and his living ( he had cows and would sell milk)  . He is a member of the Kikyu tribe who were targeted. Over a thousand people were killed and many maimed or injured, many from this area. He has a daughter in grade 2 he has to feed who is at school.<br />
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“They looted in everything in my home and set fire to it” he says.  He was in refugee camp for one year before a relative offered him a place to stay in. “I use to make a living at the big dump but I don’t like it the people there are rude and dangerous, they get high and mug people, beat them up - now I collect the rubbish at my local dump and nearby”
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  • Sarah, at Atnas Kandie Primary School. Sarah was lucky enough to find a sponsor to pay her admission fees and cover her uniform and books – barriers that prohibit many of Kenya’s poorest children from attending the country’s free primary schools. Thanks to the charity Marys Meals she also gets school meal, hugely important when Sarah’s mother is so poor they are often made homeless while saving for the rent. When she is not at school she works on the dumps collecting rubbish for the family to survive. <br />
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Making a living from collecting rubbish in Eldoret is no easy job; disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence is an everyday reality for the people who live and work at the dump.  It’s especially hard for the mothers and their children forced through poverty to scrape a living of around $1 dollar a day.
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  • Lucy (13 ) photographed in one of the classrooms at Attnas Kandie School.<br />
She collects rubbish when she’s not at school. She is one of five children – the eldest is at college but the other siblings help to support him by sorting rubbish. Lucy’s mum sometimes washes clothes for other people but is sick and can’t often earn enough to feed the children. Lucy is now in primary school and gets lunch there every day thanks to Mary’s Meals.<br />
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Making a living from collecting rubbish is no easy job; disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence is an everyday reality for the people who live and work at the dumps in Eldoret.  It’s especially hard for the mothers and their children forced through poverty to scrape a living of around $1 dollar a day.
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  • Lucy (13 ) photographed in one of the classrooms at Attnas Kandie School. She collects rubbish when she’s not at school. She is one of five children – the eldest is at college but the other siblings help to support him by sorting rubbish. Lucy’s mum sometimes washes clothes for other people but is sick and can’t often earn enough to feed the children. Lucy is now in primary school and gets lunch there every day thanks to Mary’s Meals. Making a living from collecting rubbish is no easy job; disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence is an everyday reality for the people who live and work at the dumps in Eldoret.  It’s especially hard for the mothers and their children forced through poverty to scrape a living of around $1 dollar a day.
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  • David (58) photographed collecting rubbish at a local dump with co workers, David was forced to make his living from the dumps following the Violence of the 2007/8 Kenyan elections . He lost his property when it was burned down and his living ( he had cows and would sell milk)  . He is a member of the Kikyu tribe who were targeted. Over a thousand people were killed and many maimed or injured, many from this area. He has a daughter in grade 2 he has to feed who is at school.
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  • A woman collects rubbish for recycling at the dump; plastic, clothes, charcoal, metal even food for humans and livestock are all reclaimed for cash or personal use . <br />
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Making a living from the local dumps in Eldoret is no easy job; disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence is an everyday reality for the people who live and work here.  The average wage is around $1.5 a day. These pictures were taken with the help of charity Mary’s Meals who are hoping to break the cycle of poverty by providing free school meals.
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  • The girls of Eldoret dump, left to right: Little Alice (7), Fatila 13), Sarah (15), Vera Atieno (18), Alice Khanali (19) - the last four all live in a slum area called Mwendere, Alice and Vera are mothers, their relatives look after the children so that they can work at the dump.<br />
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Making a living from the local dumps in Eldoret is no easy job; disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence is an everyday reality for the people who live and work here.  The average wage is around $1.5 a day. These pictures were taken with the help of charity Mary’s Meals who are hoping to break the cycle of poverty by providing free school meals.
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  • Sarah Wanjiru, 10yrs with mother Jane Wajira , and Jane’s grandchild pose for pictures next a small tip where they have been picking rubbish to make some money. They recycle mainly plastic; on average they can make up to 150-200 Ksh a day ( $1-2). The dump here is smaller with less pickings but safer than the main dump in Eldoret. <br />
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Jane had her first baby when she was as young as 12-13; she now has four children which she cares for her self . Her husband was killed in the Kenyan riots of 2007/8. Her 10-year-old daughter Sarah comes to help her sort rubbish when she’s not at school. Sarah was lucky enough to find a sponsor to pay her admission fees and cover her uniform and books – barriers that prohibit many of Kenya’s poorest children from attending the country’s free primary schools.
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  • Sarah Wanjiru, 10yrs with mother Jane Wajira , and Jane’s grandchild pose for pictures next a small tip where they have been picking rubbish to make some money. They recycle mainly plastic; on average they can make up to 150-200 Ksh a day ( $1-2). The dump here is smaller with less pickings but safer than the main dump in Eldoret. <br />
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Jane had her first baby when she was as young as 12-13; she now has four children which she cares for her self . Her husband was killed in the Kenyan riots of 2007/8. Her 10-year-old daughter Sarah comes to help her sort rubbish when she’s not at school. Sarah was lucky enough to find a sponsor to pay her admission fees and cover her uniform and books – barriers that prohibit many of Kenya’s poorest children from attending the country’s free primary schools.
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  • Alice (7) has her hair braided by a friend on the dump in a quiet moment between trucks arriving . Alice works every day at the dump with her brother Alan sorting through rubbish for recycling. Florence Her mother lives just 50 metres from the “California” dumpsite in a one-bedroom hut with her five children. None of the children go to school – she feels that it’s better that they stay home and help their family to earn a living. They’ve never had any formal education and neither can read or write. Florence does want her children to improve their situation, but so that they can look after her. The family manages to earn just over a dollar a day from sorting rubbish at the dumpsite but that is not enough to buy food for the family.
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  • Alice ( 7)  has her hair  braided by a friend on the dump in a quiet moment between trucks arriving . Alice works every day at the dump with her brother Alan sorting through rubbish for recycling. Florence Her mother lives just 50 metres from the “California” dumpsite in a one-bedroom hut with her five children. None of the children go to school – she feels that it’s better that they stay home and help their family to earn a living. They’ve never had any formal education and neither can read or write. Florence does want her children to improve their situation, but so that they can look after her. The family manages to earn just over a dollar a day from sorting rubbish at the dumpsite but that is not enough to buy food for the family.
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  • Alice Khanali (19 ) with Friend Fatila (13) photographed at the school they once both attended. Alice turned to collecting rubbish after she became pregnant and dropped out of school . <br />
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She goes to the dump with Fatila who also lives with her and her dad ( her baby is looked after by relatives) . She helps to protect Fatila from some of the boys at the dump – they ask her to sell Fatila to them but she doesn’t allow them near her. The two girls take care of each other, Fatila says that Alice gives her advice about sex and boys, warning her not to end up in the same situation.
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  • Sarah (15) works on the dump every day, she collects Plastic metals and Charcoal ; her parents have casual jobs ( eg cleaning ) . She left school  when she was 8.<br />
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“It can be quite competitive  at the dump and fights break out, recently a man head was split in a fight about the rubbish. Sometimes there is a whole period when they are fighting. I stick together with my friends Alice and Vera. Vera is my closest friend I have know her all my life. we understand each other. Its not safe here because of the health risks, I had a week when I couldn’t work because of chest pains caused by inhalation. The Children that do come often get cut. When they get hurt they get taken to the hospital by the others working here, but its tense here.
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  • Alice Khanali (19 ) with Friend Fatila (13) photographed at the school they once both attended. Alice turned to collecting rubbish after she became pregnant and dropped out of school. <br />
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She goes to the dump with Fatila who also lives with her and her dad ( her baby is looked after by relatives) . She helps to protect Fatila from some of the boys at the dump – they ask her to sell Fatila to them but she doesn’t allow them near her. The two girls take care of each other, Fatila says that Alice gives her advice about sex and boys, warning her not to end up in the same situation.
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  • Sarah Nasimiyu is 45 years old and is pictured with her two-year-old Joshua. She has four other children ranging in age from three to thirteen years old. They all work on the dumpsite. She separated from her husband in 2008 because he was always drunk and couldn’t be responsible. She brings Joshua with her to the dumpsite – where she sorts through rubbish in the morning and then sells snacks to the other workers in the afternoon. The Mothers who work on Eldoret’s main dump nick named by the locals,  ironically, as ‘California’ raise their children in Extreme poverty. The consequences for these children and their parents are tough; with disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence an everyday reality.
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  • Sarah Nasimiyu is 45 years old and is pictured with her two-year-old Joshua. She has four other children ranging in age from three to thirteen years old. They all work on the dumpsite. She separated from her husband in 2008 because he was always drunk and couldn’t be responsible. She brings Joshua with her to the dumpsite – where she sorts through rubbish in the morning and then sells snacks to the other workers in the afternoon, and has been doing so for four years.<br />
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The Mothers who work on Eldoret’s main dump nick named by the locals,  ironically, as ‘California’ raise their children in Extreme poverty. The consequences for these children and their parents are tough; with disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence an everyday reality.
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  • Florence Khalumbia (46) With daughter Alice (7 ) lives just 50 metres from the “California” dumpsite in a one-bedroom hut with her five children. None of the children go to school – she feels that it’s better that they stay home and help their family to earn a living. Alice, the youngest, is seven years old, and she spends her days sorting through rubbish with her 14-year-old brother Allan Karani. They’ve never had any formal education and neither can read or write. Florence does want her children to improve their situation, but so that they can look after her. The family manages to earn just over a dollar a day from sorting rubbish at the dumpsite but that is not enough to buy food for the family.
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  • Father Ken , A spiritual leader to the workers of the dump , he guides them and encourages them to attend his church . He is also a taxi driver. <br />
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Making a living from the local dump in Eldoret is no easy job; disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence is an everyday reality for the people who live and work at the dump.  It’s especially hard for the mothers and their children forced through poverty to scrape a living of around $1 dollar a day. These pictures were taken with the help of charity Mary’s Meals who are hoping to break the cycle of poverty by providing free school meals .
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  • Alice (left) started coming to the dump last year when she fell pregnant and had to drop out of school. She needs the money to support her. She is holding some plastic  flowers which she might be able to sell it being Valentinies day, a big event in Kenya. She goes to the dump with Fatila who laso lives with her and her dad ( her baby is looked after by relatives) . She helps to protect Fatila from some of the boys at the dump – they ask her to sell Fatila to them but she doesn’t allow them near her. The two girls take care of each other, Fatila says that Alice gives her advice about sex and boys, warning her not to end up in the same situation.
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  • Alice (left) sstarted coming to the dump last year when she fell pregnant and had to drop out of school. She needs the money to support her. She is holding some plastic  flowers which she might be able to sell it being Valentinies day, a big event in Kenya. She goes to the dump with Fatila who laso lives with her and her dad ( her baby is looked after by relatives) . She helps to protect Fatila from some of the boys at the dump – they ask her to sell Fatila to them but she doesn’t allow them near her. The two girls take care of each other, Fatila says that Alice gives her advice about sex and boys, warning her not to end up in the same situation.
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  • Alice (left) sstarted coming to the dump last year when she fell pregnant and had to drop out of school. She needs the money to support her. She is holding some plastic  flowers which she might be able to sell it being Valentinies day, a big event in Kenya. She goes to the dump with Fatila who laso lives with her and her dad ( her baby is looked after by relatives) . She helps to protect Fatila from some of the boys at the dump – they ask her to sell Fatila to them but she doesn’t allow them near her. The two girls take care of each other, Fatila says that Alice gives her advice about sex and boys, warning her not to end up in the same situation.
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  • A shoeless child wanders on to Eldoret’s main dump undeterred or unaware of  the constant  risk of cuts from broken glass and infection from needles dumped here by the hospital .<br />
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Eldoret’s main Dump nick named by the locals, ironically, as ‘California’ is home to a community of Kenyans who make their living here recycling plastic, metal charcoal and even scavenging for food either for themselves or for their pigs. The average adult here earns about 150 -200 Kenyan shillings (£1-1.30) The consequences for those who work here on a regular basis including woman and children as young as 7 is  tough; with disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence an everyday reality.
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  • A shoeless child wanders on to Eldoret’s main dump undeterred or unaware of  the constant  risk of cuts from broken glass and infection from needles dumped here by the hospital . ( model release unavailable) <br />
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The Dump nick named by the locals, ironically, as ‘California’ is home to a community of Kenyans who make their living here recycling plastic, metal charcoal and even scavenging for food either for themselves or for their pigs. The average adult here earns about 150 -200 Kenyan shillings (£1-1.30) The consequences for those who work here on a regular basis including woman and children as young as 7 is  tough; with disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence an everyday reality.
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  • Eldoret’s main Dump nick named by the locals, ironically, as ‘California’ is home to a community of Kenyans who make their living here recycling plastic, metal charcoal and even scavenging for food either for themselves or for their pigs. The average adult here earns about 150 -200 Kenyan shillings (£1-1.30) The consequences for those who work here on a regular basis including woman and children as young as 7 is  tough; with disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence an everyday reality.
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  • Vera Atieno,( 18) with her daughter ; Vera fell pregnant when she was 15; the child is looked after by her mother mainly in the rural areas after the father tried to snatch him. Vera makes her living scavenging at the local dump for plastics.  she hasn’t been able to afford to visit the child much and hasn’t seen her since she was a few months old  but is pleased when the child comes to her the day this picture was taken. She is trying to reconnect with the child and is hopeful that she will be able to see more of her. <br />
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 The consequences for those who work here on a regular basis including woman and children as young as 7 is  tough; with disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence an everyday reality.
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  • Eldoret’s main Dump nick named by the locals, ironically, as ‘California’ is home to a community of Kenyans who make their living here recycling plastic, metal charcoal and even scavenging for food either for themselves or for their pigs. The average adult here earns about 150 -200 Kenyan shillings (£1-1.30) The consequences for those who work here on a regular basis including woman and children as young as 7 is  tough; with disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence an everyday reality.
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  • Samuel Makomi 42 (Photographed on edge of dump). "I use to make bags but was fired from my job so I have worked here ever since , its been over 20 years now. “Its not a safe or nice place to work. You can get injuries here from bottles and infections from needles; I got malaria once and was ill for a month. There is fighting here as well when the boys get high or they are fighting over something valuable; and fatalities. A man was high and slipped and fell under the path of a lorry – another broke his leg. I would like to start my own business selling shoes or clothes but cannot afford to save. I make about 150 – 200 shillings a day ( £1-1.50).”
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  • Eldoret’s main Dump nick named by the locals, ironically, as ‘California’ is home to a community of Kenyans who make their living here recycling plastic, metal charcoal and even scavenging for food either for themselves or for their pigs. The average adult here earns about 150 -200 Kenyan shillings (£1-1.30) The consequences for those who work here on a regular basis including woman and children as young as 7 is  tough; with disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence an everyday reality.
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  • Eldoret’s main Dump nick named by the locals, ironically, as ‘California’ is home to a community of Kenyans who make their living here recycling plastic, metal charcoal and even scavenging for food either for themselves or for their pigs. The average adult here earns about 150 -200 Kenyan shillings (£1-1.30) The consequences for those who work here on a regular basis including woman and children as young as 7 is  tough; with disease, injury, substance abuse and even the threat of violence an everyday reality.
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  • Sarah  10yrs, with Lucy 13 yrs (left) at the hostel where they live. The girls are good friends, and Lucy is like a member of the family to Sarah’s mother. The block is typical; 20 families  live in one room houses paying 500 -1000 Kenyan shillings a month( £4-£8). The adults are separated from the children by a curtain .  They share a latrine and standpipe .
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  • Fly tipping site under railway arches in East London, England, United Kingdom. Illegal dumping, also called fly dumping or fly tipping, is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorised method such as kerbside collection or using an authorised rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land, including waste dumped or tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste.
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  • Fly tipping site under railway arches in East London, England, United Kingdom. Illegal dumping, also called fly dumping or fly tipping, is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorised method such as kerbside collection or using an authorised rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land, including waste dumped or tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste.
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  • Fly tipping site under railway arches in East London, England, United Kingdom. Illegal dumping, also called fly dumping or fly tipping, is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorised method such as kerbside collection or using an authorised rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land, including waste dumped or tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste.
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  • Fly tipping site under railway arches in East London, England, United Kingdom. Illegal dumping, also called fly dumping or fly tipping, is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorised method such as kerbside collection or using an authorised rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land, including waste dumped or tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste.
    20170110_fly tipping_001.jpg
  • Fly tipping site under railway arches in East London, England, United Kingdom. Illegal dumping, also called fly dumping or fly tipping, is the dumping of waste illegally instead of using an authorised method such as kerbside collection or using an authorised rubbish dump. It is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land, including waste dumped or tipped on a site with no licence to accept waste.
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  • Plastic and glass bottles and other detritus on a rubbish dump in Mexico city, Mexico
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  • Council refuse collectors clean up a local Derbyshire fly tipping site.  Fly tipping is the illegal dumping of refuse and has become a major problem in the U.K.  Many local Councils have specialist teams that investigate incidents with a view to bringing criminal prosecutions against serious offenders.
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  • Council refuse collectors clean up a local Derbyshire fly tipping site.  Fly tipping is the illegal dumping of refuse and has become a major problem in the U.K.  Many local Councils have specialist teams that investigate incidents with a view to bringing criminal prosecutions against serious offenders.
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  • A dumped red armchair in a small patch of woodland in the borough of Southwark, on 24th February 2018, in south London, England.
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  • A heap of dumped, fly-tipped waste on a countryside footpath, on 27th August 2017, near Cobham, Kent, England.
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  • A heap of dumped, fly-tipped waste on a countryside footpath, on 27th August 2017, near Cobham, Kent, England.
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  • Countryside ramblers and a heap of dumped and burned fly-tipped waste on a footpath, on 27th August 2017, near Cobham, Kent, England.
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  • An abandoned mattress lies tied up on a residential street corner in the borough of Lambeth, on 4th December 2017, in London England.
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  • Fly Tipping site in Kings Heath area of Birmingham, United Kingdom. Fly tipping is the illegal dumping of waste instead of using an authorised message such as collection or using a rubbish dump.
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  • Children scavenging for food and any other useful things on a municipal rubbish dump in Buenos Aires city, Argentina
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  • Piles of bagged garbage lies on the street beneath a warning sign for illegal dumping, resulting in fines and prosecution, on 12th December 2017, in London England.
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  • Piles of bagged garbage lies on the street beneath a warning sign for illegal dumping, resulting in fines and prosecution, on 12th December 2017, in London England.
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  • A woman washes her clothes on her balcony in Dandora, meters away from mountains of rubbish. Dandora slum only a couple of kilometres from the centre of Nairobi, Dandora holds the biggest rubbish dump in Sub-Saharan Africa with 1,500 tons of rubbish dumped daily. Amongst the rubbish, thousands of slum dwellers search for scraps of food and re-useable rubbish.
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  • Someone's confidential information and personal data stored on floppy and Zip discs is dumped in a skip (dumpster) on south London street. The digital media may not be readable by modern PC computers but the confidential information may still be taken by those intent on stealing identities for fraudulent purposes. The owner of these discs has nonetheless recklessly tipped them in a now rain soaked box and left them to be seen or taken by passes-by. Lying with building rubbish and household waste, the data is scattered and visible.
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  • Someone's confidential information and personal data stored on floppy and Zip discs is dumped in a skip (dumpster) on south London street. The digital media may not be readable by modern PC computers but the confidential information may still be taken by those intent on stealing identities for fraudulent purposes. The owner of these discs has nonetheless recklessly tipped them in a now rain soaked box and left them to be seen or taken by passes-by. Lying with building rubbish and household waste, the data is scattered and visible.
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  • Fly-tipped boxes, furniture and domestic possessions dumped on a single parking space in East Dulwich, in south London, England, on 4th December 2019.
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  • A stained white mattress leans against a wall next to a sign warning of £2,500 fines by the local authority for dumping or fly-tipping, on 6th February 2018, in the borough of Camden, London, England.
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  • A stained white mattress leans against a wall next to a sign warning of £2,500 fines by the local authority for dumping or fly-tipping, on 6th February 2018, in the borough of Camden, London, England.
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  • A stained white mattress leans against a wall next to a sign warning of £2,500 fines by the local authority for dumping or fly-tipping, on 6th February 2018, in the borough of Camden, London, England.
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  • Despite a warning of CCTV, piles of fly-tipped cardboard have been dumped in a private Sainsburys car park and recycling centre, on 19th September 2016, in Dulwich, south London. Sainsburys here in Dulwich has a growing problem with fly-tipping rubbish despite security checks and CCTV present.
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  • Despite a warning of CCTV, piles of fly-tipped cardboard have been dumped in a private Sainsburys car park and recycling centre, on 19th September 2016, in Dulwich, south London. Sainsburys here in Dulwich has a growing problem with fly-tipping rubbish despite security checks and CCTV present.
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  • Household refuse pollutes a coral beach on Meedu Island, an indigenous community in the Republic of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Packaging, foodstuffs and general waste has been tossed away on this otherwise beautiful place, north of the capital Male. Unfortunately, the practice of tossing away one's rubbish is a normal practice in this culture, the local people selfishly unconcerned about the future of their habitat and the health of their community. Only a few miles from Meedu are islands that serve as holiday resorts where families from Europe travel by air for the perffect vacation - unaware that fly-tipping is so widespread that it threatens this nation's worldwide status as a paradise on earth.
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  • Standing on the back of his utility vehicle, a man empties the contents of his dustbin onto a growing pile of rubbish in a recreation park in the otherwise  affluent Allerton area of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, during the Merseyside dustmans' strike of 1991. Adding to this mountain of refuse, the 'Scouse' man (someone from Liverpool) is seen surrounded by black binliners and items from domestic homes which have been allocated this public space to become a temporary landfill. The industrial action aginst the local authority - over pay and working conditions  - was a health problem for Liverpool's population during the summer of 1991 when streets filled with rubbish. Vermin like rats ran around and public city parks such as this were filled with every kind of refuse and garbage.
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  • In a rear alleyway between poor terraced housing in Liverpool, England, we see many black bin-bags are left against industrial brick walls awaiting collection during the Merseyside dustmans' strike of 1991. The cobbled alley of these 'back to back' houses are in a poor area, south of the city centre and home to deprived families. The industrial action against the local authority was a health problem for Liverpool during the summer of '91 when streets filled with rubbish. Vermin like rats ran around and public city parks filled with every kind of refuse and garbage. Few of these back-to-backs now exist after being cleared to allow construction of high-rise tower-blocks and flats.
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  • Surrounded by black bin-bags during the Merseyside dustmans' strike of 1991, two young "Scouse' girls lean against a brick wall in a rear alleyway between poor terraced housing in Liverpool, England. There is an older, taller white teenage girl with blonde hair dressed in a blue shell-suit and a shorter and younger friend of Asian-descent. Looking suspicious and amused at something across the cobbled alley of these 'back to back' houses in a poor area, South of the city centre, home to deprived families. The industrial action aginst the local authority was a health problem for Liverpool during the summer of '91 when streets filled with rubbish. Vermin like rats ran around and public city parks filled with every kind of refuse and garbage. Few of these back-to-backs exist after being cleared to allow construction of high-rise tower-blocks and flats.
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  • One of the main dumpsites for Mombassa, Kenya. Many children can be found at the dumpsite collecting metals and plastic. Wema, a NGO organisation supporting vulnerable children, supports the local School and aims to remove the children from the dumpsite.  The school has 807 pupils and 16 teachers.
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