EditorialScavengers sift through trash on a street corner in the Bourj Hammoud district of Beirut, Lebanon, July 12, 2021. (Bryan Denton/The New York Times)
EditorialA trash pickers searches for recyclable items on Feb. 28, 2020, at the Bantar Gabang landfill in Bekasi, Indonesia. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)
EditorialTrash pickers search for recyclable items on Feb. 29, 2020, at the Bantar Gabang landfill in Bekasi, Indonesia. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)