Recycling in Shanghai is a grassroots operation made up of men and women who cycle through the neighborhoods on bicycle carts, ringing bells to signal their approach. It is also a specialized operation. There are guys who collect only paper; women who collect only wood; plastic collectors and metal collectors. The guy in the pictures below collects Styrofoam fish boxes from all of the wet markets (fresh markets) in our neighborhood (the French Concession). By the end of the day, his cart is a work of architectural, engineering genius. He's my favorite recycler.
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