From Landfills and Recycling Programs to Desks in Offices, Toxic Chemicals in Plastics Poison Workers

Inside Climate NewsAugust 16, 2025News
Workers carry giant bags of plastic across sorting plant

So much plastic waste ends up in dumps around the world that millions of people, mostly in poor countries, make their living as “waste pickers,” sifting through mountains of trash, looking for recyclable materials to sell. 

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