CEBU CITY, Philippines -- Manang Nena (not her real name), 53, collects scraps for a living at the Inayawan Transfer Station, where the garbage of the entire Cebu City waits for hauling to a
City garbage collectors head to the city’s transfer station at the Inayawan landfill to dispose garbage that they collected from the barangays in this 2017 photo.CEBU CITY, Philippines — Manang Nena , 53, collects scraps for a living at the Inayawan Transfer Station, where the garbage of the entire Cebu City waits for hauling to a separate landfill.
She has no choice because she has to take care of herself and her grandchildren. The government and barangay’s food packs help a little, but these are simply not enough to make ends meet. Furthermore, the trucks should also be disinfected so as to ensure that the virus is not carried with the garbage.
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