Kampala's bottle hunters: Invisible heroes with sacks
The bottle hunters' work is messy, sweaty, smelly and staggeringly important. Were it not for their daily grind, Kampala’s trenches would clog, streets would flood, and plastic would pile up like a bad habit.
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A man picking plastic bottles from Nakivubo Channel after a downpour in Kampala. (Credit: Jackline Yangi)
By Jackline Yangi
Journalists @New Vision
KAMPALA - Long before Kampala’s taxis start honking and the sun begins roasting the city’s dusty sidewalks, an army with no uniform or identification badge is on the