Scavengers ride atop a garbage truck before collecting recyclable plastic materials at the Dandora dumping site on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya February 26, 2022. Picture taken February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) President and Norway's Environment Minister Espen Barth Eide visits the Dandora dumping site on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya February 26, 2022. Picture taken February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

Scavengers chat as they walk, before sorting recyclable plastic materials at the Dandora dumping site on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

A scavenger walks as he searches for recyclable plastic materials at the Dandora dumping site on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya, February 26, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

A view shows the ancient statues that have been returned to their original locations after being dumped on the ground by unknown individuals as the archaeological heritage is under threat due to neglect and vandalism, in Shahhat, Libya, February 9, 2022. Picture taken February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A view shows an ancient statue that has been returned to its original location after being dumped on the ground by unknown individuals as the archaeological heritage is under threat due to neglect and vandalism, in Shahhat, Libya, February 9, 2022. Picture taken February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A man walks next to ancient statues that have been returned to their original locations after being dumped on the ground by unknown individuals as the archaeological heritage is under threat due to neglect and vandalism, in Shahhat, Libya, February 9, 2022. Picture taken February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori 

A rooster walks near a dumping site at the Pipeline estate in Embakasi district of Nairobi, Kenya February 1, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya 

A crab walks on the ground at the recovering Gramacho mangrove forest near the Guanabara Bay where biologist Mario Moscatelli and workers of the Jardim Gramacho landfill, which was the site of one of the world's largest garbage dumps, planted red mangrove seedlings to mark International Mangrove Day, in Duque de Caxias, near Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 26, 2021. REUTERS/Lucas Landau

 

Leonardo Aguirre, 33, who works as a garbage collector, is pictured at his home, at a dumping ground, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Laferrere, in the outskirts in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 15, 2020. Picture taken December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Leonardo Aguirre, 33, who works as a garbage collector, prepares his horse at a dumping ground, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Laferrere, in the outskirts in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 15, 2020. Picture taken December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

Children play at a dumping ground, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Laferrere, in the outskirts in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 15, 2020. Picture taken December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian 

An umbrella flies out of a man's hand due to strong winds at a dumping ground on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, on World Environment Day, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Dogs stand on a heap of garbage at a dumping ground on the outskirts of Mumbai, India, June 5, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas 

Eva Chura is one of the magpies of the mountain. Living with their families in shacks in a gold shantytown in the Andes, these women make a living gleaning gold from rubble. They are called "pallaqueras" which roughly translates as 'gold-pickers.' The men of La Rinconada bar all women from the mines dug beneath the rock. The men say the female spirit of the mine, which is located below a glacier called La Bella Durmiente, or The Sleeping Beauty, would be jealous and angry if women were to try to steal her riches. So instead, the women take turns to scramble up onto piles of black scree that the men have dumped. Teetering high above the ground, they stoop and flip over the rocks, their keen eyes scanning the lumps for a glimmer of gold. Anything promising they pocket, and take back to process and sell to black-market dealers whose stalls line La Rinconada's main street. The quantities each woman collects are tiny, but thousands of them are looking - some estimates say there are more than 15,000 pallaqueras in Peru. REUTERS/Nacho Doce SEARCH "WOMEN GOLD PICKERS FEMICIDE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Birds fly over a garbage dump site in Jordan Valley in the Israeli-occupied West Bank February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Ammar Awad 

Birds fly near garbage collected from an area which used to be a landfill and will be diverted into a green park, in Zakho, district of Dohuk, Iraq January 22, 2020. Picture taken January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

Plant saplings are seen in an area which used to be a landfill and will be diverted into a garden in Zakho, district of Dohuk, Iraq January 22, 2020. Picture taken January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

A garbage picker collects recyclable materials among garbage collected from an area which used to be a landfill and will be diverted into a green park, in Zakho, district of Dohuk, Iraq January 22, 2020. Picture taken January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

Garbage is seen collected from an area which used to be a landfill and will be diverted into a green park, in Zakho, district of Dohuk, Iraq January 22, 2020. Picture taken January 22, 2020. REUTERS/Ari Jalal 

A sign that reads "2000 pesos fine for rubbish dumping" stands in Desaguadero village, Lago Menor, Bolivia, July 12, 2018. REUTERS/Manuel Seoane SEARCH "TITICACA CLIMATE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. 

A dog sits in the middle of a small garbage-filled island on a beach in Paranaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 17, 2019. Picture taken July 17, 2019. REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez 

Chips made from recycled plastic bottles are seen before being processed at the Weeco plastic recycling factory at the Athi River industrial zone near Nairobi, Kenya, May 15, 2019. Picture taken May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

Chips made from recycled plastic bottles are seen before being processed at the Weeco plastic recycling factory at the Athi River industrial zone near Nairobi, Kenya, May 15, 2019. Picture taken May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

Plastic bottles are stocked to be recycled at the Weeco plastic recycling factory at the Athi River industrial zone near Nairobi, Kenya, May 15, 2019. Picture taken May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Baz Ratner 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors take a break at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors take a break at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

A horse is seen at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

A garbage collector and his horse are seen at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

A garbage collector and his horse are seen at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors take a break at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors surround a truck with garbage during its arrival at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Trucks transporting garbage arrives at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors surround a truck with garbage during its arrival at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors ride they cart at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

A donkey is seen next to carts at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors carry a pack with recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground in the outskirts of the city of Natal, Brazil November 22, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker 

Malaysia has become the dumping ground for the world's plastic waste after China banned waste imports from the beginning of the year. embed code and instructions: https://reut.rs/2RdKyiC 

A pig is pictured in front of a pile of rubbish at a landfill of Porto Romano, around 1 kilometre away from the sea line, in Durres, Albania July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Florion Goga TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

A pig is pictured in front of a pile of rubbish at a landfill of Porto Romano, around 1 kilometre away from the sea line, in Durres, Albania July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Florion Goga 

A pig is pictured in front of a pile of rubbish at a landfill of Porto Romano, around 1 kilometre away from the sea line, in Durres, Albania July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Florion Goga 

A woman is pictured in a pile of rubbish at a landfill of Porto Romano, around 1 kilometre away from the sea line, in Durres, Albania July 19, 2018. REUTERS/Florion Goga 

A Vietnamese woman rides past recyclable plastic bottles at Xa Cau village, outside Hanoi, Vietnam June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Kham TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground on World Environment Day at the outskirts of southeastern province of Diyarbakir, Turkey June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

A garbage collector looks for recyclable waste at a dumping ground on World Environment Day at the outskirts of southeastern province of Diyarbakir, Turkey June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground on World Environment Day at the outskirts of southeastern province of Diyarbakir, Turkey June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

A garbage collector rests on his bike at a dumping ground on World Environment Day at the outskirts of southeastern province of Diyarbakir, Turkey June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground on World Environment Day at the outskirts of southeastern province of Diyarbakir, Turkey June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas 

Garbage collectors look for recyclable waste at a dumping ground on World Environment Day at the outskirts of southeastern province of Diyarbakir, Turkey June 5, 2018. REUTERS/Umit Bektas