Cartoneros

There's no official recycling system here so every evening in the streets these cartoneros sift through people's rubbish (no gloves!) picking out cardboard, tins and bottles (not plastic) which they take to a recycling centre where they receive remuneration. I often saw women sitting in the street surrounded by mountains of black plastic rubbish bags going through each one, and young girls and boys pulling carts like this without the help of a horse. How much easier it would be for them if people put the recyclable stuff in separate bags!