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Waste recycling on the banks of the Buriganga

Piles of plastic and electronic waste can be seen along the banks of the Buriganga River when travelling from Old Dhaka’s Sowari Ghat. Locals sort out similar products from the waste every day for sale elsewhere. The waste is then melted down into new products, including children’s toys.

The first step in recycling plastic and electronic waste dumped on the roadside and in garbage heaps begins at dumps on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The first step in recycling plastic and electronic waste dumped on the roadside and in garbage heaps begins at dumps on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Workers get Tk 600 after sorting and separating plastic and electronic waste on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka from the morning to the afternoon. They scour through the waste and cut it up. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Workers get Tk 600 after sorting and separating plastic and electronic waste on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka from the morning to the afternoon. They scour through the waste and cut it up. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The first step in recycling plastic and electronic waste dumped on the roadside and in garbage heaps begins at dumps on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The first step in recycling plastic and electronic waste dumped on the roadside and in garbage heaps begins at dumps on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The first step in recycling plastic and electronic waste dumped on the roadside and in garbage heaps begins at dumps on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The first step in recycling plastic and electronic waste dumped on the roadside and in garbage heaps begins at dumps on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Workers prepare plastic and electronic waste for recycling along the banks of the original channel of the Buriganga up to the Islambagh area. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Workers prepare plastic and electronic waste for recycling along the banks of the original channel of the Buriganga up to the Islambagh area. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Workers get Tk 600 after sorting and separating plastic and electronic waste on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka from the morning to the afternoon. They scour through the waste and cut it up. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Workers get Tk 600 after sorting and separating plastic and electronic waste on the banks of the Buriganga River in Dhaka from the morning to the afternoon. They scour through the waste and cut it up. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Plastic bags of plastic and electronic waste have been left in rows along the banks of the original channel of the Buriganga. These are sorted, broken up, and recycled to make toys for children. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Plastic bags of plastic and electronic waste have been left in rows along the banks of the original channel of the Buriganga. These are sorted, broken up, and recycled to make toys for children. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Workers prepare plastic and electronic waste for recycling along the banks of the original channel of the Buriganga up to the Islambagh area. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Workers prepare plastic and electronic waste for recycling along the banks of the original channel of the Buriganga up to the Islambagh area. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Plastic and electronic waste has piled up in the Islambagh area on the banks of the original channel of the Buriganga. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Plastic and electronic waste has piled up in the Islambagh area on the banks of the original channel of the Buriganga. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Plastic and electronic waste has piled up in the Islambagh area on the banks of the original channel of the Buriganga. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Plastic and electronic waste has piled up in the Islambagh area on the banks of the original channel of the Buriganga. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People on the banks of the Buriganga River begin the process of recycling environmentally harmful plastic and electronic waste. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
People on the banks of the Buriganga River begin the process of recycling environmentally harmful plastic and electronic waste. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi

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Published : 09 May 2025, 09:12 PM

Updated : 09 May 2025, 09:12 PM

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