China is the world’s biggest generator of solid waste and as the country’s population and economy continue to grow the peddlars are integral to the waste and recycling management system.
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Chinese labourers load cardboard on to a truck to be recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
Chinese labourers sort garbage to be recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
Chinese labourers sort plastics and other items collected to be recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
A Chinese labourer sorts plastic before being recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
A Chinese labourer who collects scrap stands with his child in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
A Chinese labourer wheels goods collected to be recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
Chinese labourers stay warm on a fire as they wait for goods to be recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
Plastic mannequin heads and other items lay on the ground before being recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
A Chinese labourer shovels plastic after it is chopped into small pieces before being recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
A Chinese labourer uses a welding torch to take apart scrap metal in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
Chinese labourers load scrap metal onto a truck to be recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
Chinese labourers load scrap metal onto a truck to be recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images -
A Chinese labourer stands among old televisions and computers to be recycled in the Dong Xiao Kou village. Kevin Frayer / Getty Images
Chinese scrap peddlars survive on recycled goods - in pictures
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