The Kajla dump yard is one of Dhaka’s three landfill sites. This city, the capital of Bangladesh, has over 12 million people and, on average, 5,000 tonnes of waste are dumped at Kajla every day. Trucks keep arriving all day long: each one makes at least two trips and some manage to make four. It is impossible to keep a record of the number of people working at Kajla, but at least 1,000 people are engaged in garbage picking, of whom at least 150 are children.
Scavenging is one of the most hazardous jobs at the dump yard. Children like these young boys collect used paper, plastic, rags and bottles and sell them to retailers for recycling.
