bathurst municipal refuse pit tip

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Like almost every village in South Africa, old and unemployed folk often eke out an existence spending their days (and sometimes nights) at the local municipal refuse site, where they collect recyclable materials such as plastic bottles. These are then collected in bulk and they are paid for their work. Almost 98% of these people have not benefited at all by way of any formal education.