• In this picture taken on June 1, 2023, a man works at a factory making mats and rugs from recycled plastic, in Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. In the rebel-held parts of Syria, recycling is rarely an environmental choice but rather a grim lifeline for impoverished residents looking for work or items they otherwise could not afford. (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP)
    In this picture taken on June 1, 2023, a man works at a factory making mats and rugs from recycled plastic, in Sarmada in Syria's northwestern Idlib province. In the rebel-held parts of Syria, recycling is rarely an environmental choice but rather a grim lifeline for impoverished residents looking for work or items they otherwise could not afford. (Photo by AAREF WATAD / AFP)
  • A worker washes plastic gathered from dump sites near the village of Ram Hamdan
    A worker washes plastic gathered from dump sites near the village of Ram Hamdan
  • Children sift through rubbish with scythes near the village of Hezreh
    Children sift through rubbish with scythes near the village of Hezreh
  • A worker feeds crushed plastic junk into a machine, to be melted into pallets at a recycling factory in Sarmada
    A worker feeds crushed plastic junk into a machine, to be melted into pallets at a recycling factory in Sarmada
  • In the rebel-held parts of Syria, recycling is a grim lifeline for impoverished residents
    In the rebel-held parts of Syria, recycling is a grim lifeline for impoverished residents
  • Men work at a factory making mats and rugs in Sarmada
    Men work at a factory making mats and rugs in Sarmada
  • A child works at the factory
    A child works at the factory
  • A child smiles as she sifts through the rubbish
    A child smiles as she sifts through the rubbish
  • Abu Mohammed, 39, sifts through the rubbish
    Abu Mohammed, 39, sifts through the rubbish
  • A worker feeds crushed plastic junk into a machine to be melted into pallets
    A worker feeds crushed plastic junk into a machine to be melted into pallets

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Syrians recycle plastic waste to make rugs in Idlib - in pictures

Residents, including children, scavenge at rubbish dumps and work in factories

The National

June 11, 2023

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Updated: June 11, 2023, 2:27 PM