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Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Recycling Center Droppie Rewards Consumers for Clean Waste - The Hague

People are dropping off plastic bottles at the Droppie recycling center. The company pays consumers for properly separated waste: textiles, electronic waste, oils, plastics, and cans. Droppie then wants to sell this "clean" waste stream to companies that process or recycle waste. The Hague, Netherlands on July 16, 2025. Photo by Robin Utrecht/ABACAPRESS.COM

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

A man puts plastic bottles in a piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

A man washes waste in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

A girl walks on Waste in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Children playing with Styrofoam boxes in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Children playing with Styrofoam boxes in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

Piled up bottle plastic at a temporary dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

A girl carries plastic bottles in a sack in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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People Recycle Plastic Bottles - India

A man shows a plastic syringe in dumping site in Pulwama, on the Environmental Day. Each year, over 400 million tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide, with half of it being single-use. Less than 10% is recycled. on June 5, 2025 in Srinagar, India. (Photo by Danish Showkat/Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A bulldozer unloads waste down a slope, at an open landfill in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

Mannequins are seen among heaps of black plastic crates at a landfill in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A large mound of mixed waste covers the hillside near Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

Trash is scattered across an open dumping site under flocks of birds in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A tangled mass of rubber debris lies exposed in a dumping area near Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

Thick black smoke rises from a fire burning mixed waste in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A view of piles of discarded tires in an open area near Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A bulldozer unloads waste down a slope, at an open landfill in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

Stray dogs wander among piles of discarded tires in an open area near Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A hillside is covered with scattered waste near Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A stray dog sits among piles of discarded tires in an open area near Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A large mound of mixed waste covers the hillside near Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A pile of colorful plastic bottles, containers, and packaging waste is seen at a dump site in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A pile of colorful plastic bottles, containers, and packaging waste is seen at a dump site in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A pile of colorful plastic bottles, containers, and packaging waste is seen at a dump site in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A pile of colorful plastic bottles, containers, and packaging waste is seen at a dump site in Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Waste And Recycling Management in Bukan - Iran

A large mound of mixed waste covers the hillside near Bukan, Iran, on April 22, 2025. The lack of waste management infrastructure in some parts of West Azerbaijan Province has led to growing concerns over soil and air pollution. Photo by Barbod Khorshidi/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Amelie Oudea-Castera visits Derichebourg processing and recycling center

Illustration of the Derichebourg processing and recycling center in Gennevilliers on March 20, 2024. The Gennevilliers sorting center provides an opportunity to illustrate first-hand the logistics process for collecting and recycling sports and leisure goods (ASL) set up by the sector's eco-organization, Ecologic to encourage the French to bring in their used or unused equipment and give it a second life. Photo by Tomas Stevens/ABACAPRESS.COM