From river to product, the Egyptian plastic recycling process - in pictures

See what happens to waste collected from the Nile where it passes through Giza

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  Fisherman Mohamed Nasar, 58, collects plastic waste from the Nile river in Giza, Egypt. Reuters

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  Saad Hassanein, a 46-year-old fisherman, collects discarded plastic bottles from the Nile river in Giza, Egypt. Reuters

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  Workers at a recycling factory that recycles plastic waste collected from the Nile in Giza. Reuters

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  Plastic blocks at a recycling factory in Giza, Egypt. Reuters

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  Mohamed Nasar, 58, delivers plastic waste he collected from the Nile to the recycling factory in Giza. Reuters

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  Plastic being recycled at a plant in Giza, Egypt. Reuters

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  Recycled plastic waste in Giza is turned into these pellets. Reuters

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  A woman weaves using recycled plastic from waste collected from the River Nile in Giza, Egypt. Reuters

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