Photos Nairobi's biggest dumpsite: A ticking time bomb Monday, October 12, 2020 The Dandora dumpsite in Nairobi is the country's main dumping ground. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 1/10 View caption Every day, the Dandora dumpsite receives more than 2,000 metric tonnes of waste from the capital city’s over four million residents. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 2/10 View caption The 12-hectare land, located in the east of Nairobi, hosts an informal recycling economy which feeds nearly 3,000 families in surrounding slums. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 3/10 View caption Known as “boma” by residents, the dumpsite has become home to an estimated 3,000 people in the area. Boma means homestead in Kiswahili. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 4/10 View caption Apart from the toxic fumes scavengers are exposed to, rape cases and drug trafficking have been reported. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 5/10 View caption Heaps of garbage go as far as the eye can see in this part of Nairobi. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 6/10 View caption A scavenger carries recyclable waste at Dandora dumpsite on September 28, 2020. Photo: 7/10 View caption The dumpsite has become home to an estimated 3,000 people in the area. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 8/10 View caption Health experts in the area say the upper respiratory tract infections they have been treating for years are consistent with exposure to toxic fumes. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 9/10 View caption The UN has previously warned that local schoolchildren had respiratory problems because of the dumpsite. Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group Photo: 10/10 View caption Login to join the discussion Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.
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