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- Description: A woman sorts plastic bottles from a mountain of discarded waste at a recycling facility in Chattogram. The materials are processed and exported to countries including Turkey, Dubai, and the United Statesâhighlighting both the massive environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role recycling plays in the global circular economy. Chattogram, Bangladesh.
- Credits: Rafayat - (Bangladesh) Kkhan/Majority World
- Keywords: bangladesh, bangladesh labor, bangladeshi women, chattogram, child, climate action, climate change, climate crisis, developing world, environmental, environmental crisis, environmental justice, environmental photography, plastic challenge, plastic crisis, plastic industry, plastic management, plastic pollution, plastic recycling, plastic reuse, plastic waste, south asia, south asian women, sustainability, waste pickers, waste products, women in work
- Added: Jan 12, 2026
- Created: Dec 13, 2025
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- Photographer: Rafayat Kkhan
- Owner: Rafayat Kkhan
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- Description: A woman sorts plastic bottles from a mountain of discarded waste at a recycling facility in Chattogram. The materials are processed and exported to countries including Turkey, Dubai, and the United Statesâhighlighting both the massive environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role recycling plays in the global circular economy. Chattogram, Bangladesh.
- Date Created: 2025-12-13 00:00:00
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- Headline: Recycling the Plastic Waste in Chattogram, Bangladesh
- Creditline: Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Avalon
- Source: AVALON
- Copyright Notice: Rafayat Kkhan | Majority World
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- Image Description: A woman sorts plastic bottles from a mountain of discarded waste at a recycling facility in Chattogram. The materials are processed and exported to countries including Turkey, Dubai, and the United States—highlighting both the massive environmental burden
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