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Extreme heat worsens conditions for India's waste pickers

Extreme heat worsens conditions for India's waste pickers

Millions of India's waste pickers face increased dangers from extreme heat as they sort through toxic landfills for recyclable materials, earning barely enough to survive.

Channi Anand, Piyush Nagpal, and Sibi Arasu report for The Associated Press.

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Kenya plastic pollution solutions
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After a plastic bag ban, Kenya takes another shot at its pollution problem

Despite a single-use bag ban in 2017, Nairobi and its waste collectors are still inundated with plastic. Can a new law pin responsibility on the manufacturers?
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