Basic Communications in Pakistan

Recycling and Trash

Recycling and reuse is part of Pakistani life. A guy with a cart usually makes his way through residential areas picking up and paying for reusables such as paper, plastics, bottles, cans, metal and second hand merchandise. Non-resuable trash is disposed at large dumps which exist in every neighborhood.
There are few public trash cans. People tend to throw trash on the ground. To avoid being a litterbug carry a small bag for personal trash and dispose of it at the end of the day.
Men sorting and weighing newspapers to be recycled

Men sorting and weighing newspapers to be recycled

Small trash bin

Small trash bin