The human cost of recycling: Kenyan waste pickers put their health at risk
France 24 · 11/6/2026, 8:34:50 PM Philippine time
Excerpt from France 24. Read the original report below for the complete story.Two thousand tonnes of waste are dumped every day at the Dandora landfill site in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. An army of workers then rush in to recover recyclable materials, putting their own health at risk in the process. But however hard these unsung environmental heroes work, only 7 percent of the plastic can be recycled. Our correspondents report.