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On World Environment Day, Indian rag pickers scavenge for materials

June 5th, 2011 by Caisii Mao
Caisii Mao
Dimapur, India, South Asia
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A labourer carries cartons on his head before loading them onto a truck for recycling.
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A labourer carries cartons on his head before loading them onto a truck for recycling.
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A ragpicker scavenges for recyclable materials at a municipal waste dumping site.
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An young ragpicker scavenges for recyclable materials at a municipal waste dumping site.
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A ragpicker scavenges for recyclable materials at a municipal waste dumping site.
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A photographer takes a picture of a ragpicker (unseen), as they scavenge for recyclable materials at a municipal waste dumping site.
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A young ragpicker scavenges for recyclable materials at a municipal waste dumping site.
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Rag pickers scavenge for recyclable materials at a dumping site for waste on World Environment Day. Dimapur, Nagaland. 5 June 2011.

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on June 5, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. The World Environment Day theme for year 2011 is "Forests: Nature at your Service".

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