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According to Environmental Management Agency (Ema), an estimated 1,65 million tonnes of waste are produced annually in Zimbabwe, with plastic making up to 18% of that.
A group of elderly women have become collectors of plastic waste as they battle for survival earning money from the growing waste in Zimbabwe.
HARARE, Oct 20 (IPS) - They do not have a pension nor financial support from families or relatives, but they have themselves. Now they have become collectors of plastic waste, which they turn into products as they battle for survival - earning money from the growing plastic pollution in Zimbabwe.