Plastic waste in Yemen ahead of World Environment Day - in pictures

More than 1,400 tons of waste are collected daily from the streets of Sana'a, according to the local clean-up service in Yemen's capital

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  A worker wades through plastic items collected at a junkyard in Sana'a, Yemen, 03 June 2023. Over 1,400 tons of waste are collected daily from the streets of Sana'a with over five million people, according to statistics by the local cleanup service in the Yemeni capital. More poor people collect plastic materials from the streets and waste dumps across the major cities of Yemen, then sell them to junkyards where being sorted. The yard owners sell the plastic sorted materials to factories for recycling. The collectors of recyclables often earn between 1000 and 1500 Yemeni rial a day (between 1. 92 and 2. 88 euro). The World will mark the 2023 Environment Day on 05 June with a focus on 'solutions to plastic pollution. ' EPA / YAHYA ARHAB

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  A collector of recyclables carries sacks full of recycling items to sell them at a junkyard in Yemen

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  Workers sort plastic items for recycling. Poor people in Yemen collect plastic materials from the streets and then sell them to junkyards where being sorted

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  The 2023 Environment Day will focus on 'solutions to plastic pollution'

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  Over 1,400 tons of waste are collected daily from the streets of Sana'a with over five million people

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  The yard owners sell the plastic-sorted materials to factories for recycling

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  Items at a junkyard in Sana'a, Yemen.

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  A worker sorts plastic items for recycling at a junkyard in Yemen

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