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Recycling plastic bottles in Dhaka

Almost all liquid products, including drinking water, are sold in plastic bottles in Bangladesh. Though these bottles harm the environment, they remain quite popular. Some factories in Dhaka recycle these plastic bottles for reuse, slightly reducing their environmental impact.

New products will be made from dumped plastic bottles at the recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
New products will be made from dumped plastic bottles at the recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Shirin Begum has been working at a plastic recycling factory for two years. She receives a daily wage of up to Tk 500. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Shirin Begum has been working at a plastic recycling factory for two years. She receives a daily wage of up to Tk 500. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A worker carries plastic bottles for weighing at a plastic waste recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A worker carries plastic bottles for weighing at a plastic waste recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A worker sorts bottles from sacks at a plastic waste recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A worker sorts bottles from sacks at a plastic waste recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A worker named Shahnaz Begum sorts unusable bottles at a plastic waste recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A worker named Shahnaz Begum sorts unusable bottles at a plastic waste recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A woman sorts bottles at a plastic waste recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A woman sorts bottles at a plastic waste recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A woman sorts bottles at a plastic waste recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A woman sorts bottles at a plastic waste recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Plastic bottles are being processed by machines based on their colour groups. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Plastic bottles are being processed by machines based on their colour groups. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A worker sorts bundles of plastic bottles at a recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
A worker sorts bundles of plastic bottles at a recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Bundles of plastic bottles are sorted at a recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Bundles of plastic bottles are sorted at a recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Bundles of plastic bottles are sorted at a recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu Tawhiduzzaman Tapu
Bundles of plastic bottles are sorted at a recycling factory in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh. Photo: Tawhiduzzaman Tapu Tawhiduzzaman Tapu

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Published : 06 Jul 2023, 06:17 PM

Updated : 06 Jul 2023, 06:17 PM

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