![]() Nam Son landfill has a total area of about 83.5 hectares, including 53.49 hectares for waste burial. ![]() Every day hundreds of trucks carry rubbish from Hanoi center to the landfill. The peak hour at the landfill is from 5pm to midnight. ![]() At 3am, this place is very crowded, with 800 to over 1,000 people waste collectors. ![]() Whenever a truck discharges waste to the landfill, dozens of people rush to collect scrap, plastic and other things that can still be used. ![]() Under the provisions of the landfill, these people are waste collection workers who have to register with the landfill management board. They mustwear safety working clothes. ![]() The smell is very bad. ![]() Waste collectors work from midnight to early morning in the polluted atmosphere. ![]() A waste collector said she and her husband earn VND100,000-VND150,000 ($5-7) a day. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Waste collectors are people who live around the landfill. This job brings much higher income than farming, their previous job. However their health is in danger because of pollution. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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