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<<PET is my
livelihood»>>
I know it might not sound very attractive, but my job is
to find and separate PET from the rest of your garbage.
Why? Because certain people are willing to pay me good
money for it. There are collection points all around my
city, they buy the PET from me, and then they sell that
material to a recycling plant. I guess it's good business
for them too, because they never stop coming for more
and more PET.
I tend to focus on PET because contrary to glass and
aluminum, I can find it easily, separate it without much
risk, and carry it since it's so light and compactable. I
definitely don't miss getting tetanus shots.
My work allows me to put food on the table for my
family and send my children to school, so I'm very proud
of it. It also gives me great pleasure to see the streets
clean, knowing that in some way, my effort contributed
to achieving that.
EULALIO RAMÍREZ
Garbage collector for 17 years
Ciudad de México, MX
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