Mae Sot Garbage Dump
On the edge of Mae Sot a town of around 120,000 on the Thai/Burma border in northern Thailand is the town's rubbish dump; a stinking steaming mass of rotting food and plastic. It is also home to a com
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On the edge of Mae Sot a town of around 120,000 on the Thai/Burma border in northern Thailand is the town's rubbish dump. It is a stinking steaming mass of rotting food and plastic. It is also home to a community of around 200 Burmese who have fled across the border in search of a better life. They eke out a meagre living by collecting and selling anything that can be recycled and live in shelters in the midst of the dump.
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- id:103217
- date:20 June 2009
- dimensions:7.57 x 5.68 in. (2272 x 1704 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:11.03 MB
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On the edge of Mae Sot a town of around 120,000 on the Thai/Burma border in northern Thailand is the town's rubbish dump; a stinking steaming mass of rotting food and plastic. It is also home to a com
Details
- id:103217
- date:20 June 2009
- dimensions:7.57 x 5.68 in. (2272 x 1704 px)
- dpi:300dpi
- file size in memory:11.03 MB
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