Children who gather waste from the streets, or who sort through waste at private dumpsites, come into direct contact with hazardous materials. They mostly fail to see the risks themselves, as they are only concerned with finding useful materials that they can sell. When Christian (8) saw sweets wrapped in plastic among the garbage he was happy to pick them up. He argued: “my cousins taught me to always check the expiry date; when this is fine, you can eat them”
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