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Children work as labourers in a recycling shop owned by their families. The good old neighbourhood kabari wallah separates plastic bottles and paper waste, cardboard and metal, and makes a living out of selling the scrap materials to a recycler. Good old Indian innovation at work... These recycling shops are owned by the scrap dealers (kabari wallah) who collect and purchase used items from households in exchange for money. They purchase such products in order to take them for recycling. However, not all items can be recycled and it is therefore important to sort all items before taking them to the merchants. Items that can be recycled will in most cases have a sign indicating the importance of conserving the environment. The kabariwallah can therefore take time to sort the items in to dif
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