Plastic waste recycling gathers pace in Ethiopian capital

(22 Nov 2023)
ETHIOPIA PLASTIC RECYCLING

SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS

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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 6 November 2023

1. Wide of plastic bottles buyer Abraham Biresaw and his colleagues organizing plastic bottles they have acquired from local plastic collectors
2. Various of Biseraw organizing plastic bottles and separating them from caps
3. SOUNDBITE (Amharic) Abraham Biresaw, plastic bottles buyer:
‘‘We serve as recipients from plastic collectors, and subsequently, we provide these materials to other factories for recycling.’’

4. Various of garbage disposal area
5. Close of plastic waste
6. Various of plastic waste on road side
7. Wide of city-appointed workers collecting garbage and putting it inside vehicle
8. Various of workers loading trash
9. Wide of another part of the city, another group of garbage collectors at work
10. Mid of garbage collector Abate Mulatu organizing collected garbage
11. Various of Mulatu
12. Wide of garbage being sorted
13. SOUNDBITE (Amharic) Abate Mulatu, garbage collector:
‘‘Working as a rubbish collector is undeniably challenging. Given that, we have no other viable option to make ends meet. But it would improve the situation if people could separate plastic items from glass bottles. Unfortunately, they often mix the two, which exposes us to risks. While reaching for plastic bottles, we might get cut by broken glass and in our haste to empty garbage bags, many collectors end up with injuries.’’

14. Wide of place known as "Men Alesh Tera", a hub for the exchange of used materials
15. Various of people in market
16. Pilled up plastic jars on roof of shop
17. Used plastic materials buyer Sebdana Workicho working in his shop
18. Wide of Workicho sorting plastic containers
19. SOUNDBITE (Amharic) Sebdana Workicho, 21, used plastic materials buyer:
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‘‘We are actively contributing to a cleaner environment and generating income opportunities for collectors. We purchase the plastics they collect and then resell them, sorting them by colour, for anyone who requires them.’’

20. Wide of small plastic recycling factory
21. Machine in factory recycling plastic
22. Pan of factory interior
23. Plastic pellets
24. Various of factory worker Birtukan Girma
26. SOUNDBITE (Amharic) Birtukan Girma, plastic recycler:
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‘‘I start my workday in the morning, operating the machine and I continue working on it throughout the day. Anything made of plastic is recyclable, so I ensure that all the plastics are efficiently recycled.’’

27. Various of plastic bottles collector Degeffe Elias collecting plastic bottles from streets
28. Various of Abraham Biresaw weighing plastics brought him
29. Mid of Degeffe Elias carrying bag containing plastic he has collected
30. Various of Biresaw buying from Elias
31. SOUNDBITE (Amharic) Degeffe Elias, plastic bottles collector:
‘‘I make a living by gathering plastic bottles from the streets, collecting around 6 to 7 kilos daily. We sell them at a rate of 7 birr per-kilogram.’’

32. Addis Ababa Environmental Protection Administration Building exterior
33. Pan of building
34. Wide of Seid Abdela, who leads the climate change and renewable energy department, walking outside building
35. Various of Abdela inside his office
36. SOUNDBITE (Amharic) Seid Abdela, director of climate change and renewable energy department, Addis Ababa Environmental Protection Administration:

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