It's their only way to make money for most of them don't know anything else to do. Most of them don't attend school simply because they can't afford and just roam around the city to find something to live on. Whatever they find in the garbage they sell to junk shops or they use them for their own. Bottles both plastic and glass are sold for some money, and anything made of iron or steel are still accepted at those shops. Even leftover foods are never ignored. Those coming from restaurants are plentiful and can be reconsumed. They are brought back to their kitchens and spiced up again for the whole family and even sold to the rest of their friends. Most of the scavengers don't have permanent homes and just sleep beside the streets or under some structures in the city. While very few of them live in some houses, still those houses are very poor structures made of very light or very cheap materials and are situated in abandoned lots and in some squatters' area which are very disorganized, very untidy and crowded with no immediate access to water and electricity. They don't own anything else except some household items and some clothes most of which look like rags. In the cities, many people are not disciplined enough to take care of their trashes or to dispose them at the proper places. Littering around is common that's why trashes are seen in most corners of any city street. Thankfully and fortunately, scavengers are everywhere making their rounds in all parts of the city to look for anything of value to sell. They take a lot of things from the garbage heap and therefore reducing the volume. They significantly reduce the trash and they minimize the work load of the street cleaners and sweepers who are employed by the local governments. Scavenging is a very dirty job, and the dirtiest of them all. Although some considered it to be a very low, very embarrassing or very humiliating job, it is very remarkable and one that deserves so much praise. And not to forget, so much respect too. It never easy to go through a pile of garbage that are stinking with a lot of rotten matter. But these people are doing it their entire lives. The local and national governments should create some laws that will alleviate these people's condition. Those that concern on housing, livelihood and education are most needed. And even the private people all over should acknowledge and uphold the great role of scavengers every time. They deserve the same treatment and respect anyone of us want to be done to ourselves. After all, they are still human beings who are less fortunate than us. And for those who have more in life, a kind and generous heart is all there is to give.
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