Turning Plastic Waste into Rugs: How Syrians are Earning a Living
Abu Mohammed sifts through rubbish at a dump near the village of Hazreh. In the impoverished rebel enclave of northwest Syria, residents like Mohammed Behlal turn to recycling not out of environmental concerns, but economic necessity. Behlal and two of his children collect plastic from a nearby rubbish dump in Idlib province’s village of Hezreh. …