• A child resident of Cairo's Zabaleen known as "Garbage City" and member of charity Mesaha, known as "Space" in Arabic, shows a creation made with materials collected from rubbish to recycle, in Manshiyat Nasser, Cairo, Egypt March 17, 2023. REUTERS / Hanaa Habib
    A child resident of Cairo's Zabaleen known as "Garbage City" and member of charity Mesaha, known as "Space" in Arabic, shows a creation made with materials collected from rubbish to recycle, in Manshiyat Nasser, Cairo, Egypt March 17, 2023. REUTERS / Hanaa Habib
  • Shahinda Adel collects materials from rubbish to recycle
    Shahinda Adel collects materials from rubbish to recycle
  • Shahinda makes art from recycled materials
    Shahinda makes art from recycled materials
  • Children from Zabaleen show their creations made by using rubbish
    Children from Zabaleen show their creations made by using rubbish
  • Shahinda collects rubbish
    Shahinda collects rubbish
  • Another resident shows his creation
    Another resident shows his creation
  • Ms Saeed works with children to collect materials from rubbish to be recycled
    Ms Saeed works with children to collect materials from rubbish to be recycled
  • Teresa Saeed, 34, founder of charity 'Mesaha' works with children
    Teresa Saeed, 34, founder of charity 'Mesaha' works with children
  • Ms Saeed collects rubbish with children
    Ms Saeed collects rubbish with children

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Recycling rubbish in Cairo's 'Garbage City' - in pictures

Residents collect materials to turn into works of art

The National

April 29, 2023

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Updated: April 29, 2023, 9:40 AM
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