Recycling in Joburg A couple of years ago I wrote about recycling, a post which focused primarily on the working circumstances of the informal recyclers in parts of Johannesburg. Very gradually, and way too slowly it seems, the general public is waking up […]
The rotten job of the informal recyclers Walking the local neighbourhood on a Monday morning is one of the many times my middle class suburban life is put into perspective. I’m not walking long distances to work I’m not searching smelly dustbins with rotting food and I’m not pulling a hugely heavy trolley (often for […]
