TIL: Cairo’s “Garbage People” Farm Their City’s Trash | Today I Learned

zabba lien means the garbage people but

zabba lien means the garbage people but the funny thing is is that they don’t

the funny thing is is that they don’t

the funny thing is is that they don’t believe there’s such thing as garbage so

believe there’s such thing as garbage so

believe there’s such thing as garbage so they believe that they are the recyclers

they believe that they are the recyclers

they believe that they are the recyclers they moved in from the countryside when

they moved in from the countryside when

they moved in from the countryside when they were displaced by agro industry and

they were displaced by agro industry and

they were displaced by agro industry and they realized that if they couldn’t do

they realized that if they couldn’t do

they realized that if they couldn’t do their farming on their land they could

their farming on their land they could

their farming on their land they could farm the city the women and little girls

farm the city the women and little girls

farm the city the women and little girls separate out the organics and feed it to

separate out the organics and feed it to

separate out the organics and feed it to the animals the plastic and the glass

the animals the plastic and the glass

the animals the plastic and the glass and the metal go to the men to be

and the metal go to the men to be

and the metal go to the men to be shredded and been sold primarily the

shredded and been sold primarily the

shredded and been sold primarily the Chinese 85% of Cairo’s garbage is

Chinese 85% of Cairo’s garbage is

Chinese 85% of Cairo’s garbage is recycled by them the only downside is

recycled by them the only downside is

recycled by them the only downside is that they don’t have the investment

that they don’t have the investment

that they don’t have the investment capital and the political permission to

capital and the political permission to

capital and the political permission to really make their place efficiently

really make their place efficiently

really make their place efficiently clean

like a good prospector entrepreneur they

like a good prospector entrepreneur they see value and things that other people

see value and things that other people

see value and things that other people can’t see the value and they’re very

can’t see the value and they’re very

can’t see the value and they’re very proud of it all bees buzzed but

proud of it all bees buzzed but

proud of it all bees buzzed but bumblebees are one of the very few types

bumblebees are one of the very few types

bumblebees are one of the very few types of bees that actually take that buzzing

of bees that actually take that buzzing

of bees that actually take that buzzing sound and use it like a secret weapon to

sound and use it like a secret weapon to

sound and use it like a secret weapon to get pollen