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Kirolos Tharwat stands between two towers of crushed soda cans. His cellphone rings, and he holds it up to his ear. "That's fine. I'll be there in ten minutes," he says. A new delivery of empty tin cans must be picked up. Kirolos is one of the many Zabbaleen (trash collectors) who live and work in Cairo’s Garbage City. The Zabbaleen have created their own industry and economy, making a living collecting and recycling trash. It is said that these…
