Yemen World Environment Day Plastic - in pictures

More than 1,400 tons of waste are collected daily from the streets of Sana'a with over five million people. All Photos: EPA
A collector of recyclables carries sacks full of recycling items to sell them at a junkyard in Yemen
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
The 2023 Environment Day will focus on 'solutions to plastic pollution'
Over 1,400 tons of waste are collected daily from the streets of Sana'a with over five million people
The yard owners sell the plastic-sorted materials to factories for recycling
Items at a junkyard in Sana'a, Yemen.
A worker sorts plastic items for recycling at a junkyard in Yemen