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A church rises out of the debris at the Coptic tlement in Cairo.

Tires are one of the biggest disposal problems because they 'float' to the surface no matter how deep they are buried. Engineer Norman Bratou freeze dries them in mass and shatters them with large grinder. They are then made into rubber/asphalt…

A million dollars in gold and silver is retrieved from the waste in Palo Alto California due to the large computer chip industry there.

Three thousand acres of scrapped planes cover the desert near Tucson.

Runner-up for the annual Mrs. Dumpy Pageant in Kennebunkport Maine.

Car outside the Unknown Museum, a garb art palace in Marin County California.

Larry Fuente, the world's most distinguished and high paid garb-artist with his works Fillet of Sole, (above the duck in sink), Sword Fish, Holy Cow, and Angel Lady. All his work is made from found objects.

Garbage is scavenged in Manila under the watchful eye of a guard who makes sure they don't sell their wares outside the dump where they can get higher prices.

The ever-burning garbage mountain in Manila rises out of the sea over 200ft.

During the 16 day garbage strike in New York, the streets were heaped with trash and office buildings along Madison Avenue took to the roofs for temporary storage.