With Thanks to The Guardian for this photograph
Rubbish has been flooding the streets of Beirut for 9 months. Failure to deal adequately (or at all) with the products of urban growth and the pressure of increasing population will introduce all kinds of diseases, social unrest and eventually bring a city to its knees. Yet, this is a valuable source of reusable consumables and power.
Go to the link below to see a video of the situation in all its wasteful extent:
https://www.facebook.com/quartznews/videos/1136079816425719/