Recycling Cairo's trash for free while providing employment to tens of thousands, the Zabbaleen have much to teach other cash-strapped cities.In the scorching afternoon heat, a few large refuse trucks ...

I ventured solo into Garbage City and found myself getting threatened with sharp pieces of metal by the locals (lol)! I also ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Faouzi eL Seed has painted a mural that spans 50 buildings in the "Garbage City" part of Cairo. Story and editing by David Fang; photos and footage courtesy of eL ...

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Cairo residents are being offered money in exchange for their recyclable garbage, as part of efforts to clean the city's streets and reduce the enormous landfill waste produced in the teeming ...

Flanking the eastern edge of Islamic Cairo is Al Azhar Park, one of Cairo's largest parks. Formerly a garbage dump, Al Azhar Park now features an array of fountains, manicured gardens, recreation ...